01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 7 November 1967
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £33,430
- Latest expenditure
- £39,503
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Yew Tree House, Pitfield Lane, Mortimer, READING, RG7 2EX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.readingfestivalchorus.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
RFC prepares and performs 3 - 4 concerts each year for the community. We conduct open workshops on major choral works. In the past RFC has performed in conjunction with other choruses including an area children's choir and a German chorus from Dusseldorf.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £33,430
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £39,503
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £27,691
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,350
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,708
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £19,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,292
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £9,722
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,853
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £33,430
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £39,503
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 63
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £27,691
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,350
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,708
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £19,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,292
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 68
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Reading
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Oxfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wokingham
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- READING FESTIVAL CHORUS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1967-11-07T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 FEBRUARY 1946 AS AMENDED 9 OCTOBER 1967 AND 10 OCTOBER 1994.AS AMENDED ON 11/10/2010AS AMENDED ON 26/05/2015AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 03 OCT 2016 as amended on 27 Nov 2023 as amended on 25 Nov 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CHORUS SHALL BE TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CHORAL MUSIC BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT INCLUDING:(A) GIVING MEMBERS OF THE CHORUS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY AND PRACTISE SUCH MUSIC.(B) THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF SUCH MUSIC.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE: READING AND DISTRICT.
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