NORWICH CATHEDRAL CHOIR ENDOWMENT FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 18 August 1986
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £252,750
Latest expenditure: £166,683
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE CHAPTER OFFICE, 65 THE CLOSE, NORWICH, NR1 4DH

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provide scholarships towards school fees for up to 20 Norwich Cathedral choristers.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £252,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £166,683

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £434,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,176

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £133,988
Total Gross Expenditure: £158,110

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £165,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £150,623

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £509,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £150,413

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £252,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £166,683
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £434,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,176
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £133,988
Total Gross Expenditure: £158,110
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
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £165,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £150,623
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £509,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £150,413
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 404094
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 105328
Income Other: 378
Income Total Income And Endowments: 509800
Income Legacies: 8116
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £150,413
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 150413
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1812
Expenditure Support Costs: 1812
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 286538
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £359,139
Assets Total Fixed: 3330431
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 3330431
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £465,424
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,200
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,794,655
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1200
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £465,046
Funds Endowment: 3409880
Funds Unrestricted: 359139
Funds Restricted: 25636
Funds Total: 3794655
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Norfolk
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NORWICH CATHEDRAL CHOIR ENDOWMENT FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1986-08-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 6TH MAY 1986 AS VARIED BY A SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 11TH APRIL 1991.
Charitable Objects: PROVISION, PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF MUSIC IN THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF NORWICH BY THE AWARD IN EACH YEAR OF A SCHOLARSHIP OR SCHOLARSHIPS TO ONE OR MORE OF THE CHORISTERS FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE CATHEDRAL. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF TRUST DEED)
Area Of Benefit: NORWICH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures