ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHORAL DIRECTORS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 February 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03985838
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £90,363
Latest expenditure: £99,755
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MADE SIMPLE GROUP, 20-22 WENLOCK ROAD, LONDON, N1 7GU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.abcd.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The promotion of skills in choral leadership.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £90,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,755

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £94,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,215

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £72,040
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,392

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £67,643
Total Gross Expenditure: £75,909

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £96,267
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,988

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £90,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,755
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £94,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,215
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £72,040
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,392
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £67,643
Total Gross Expenditure: £75,909
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: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £96,267
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,988
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £28,398
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHORAL DIRECTORS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-02-26T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 MAY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 AUGUST 2000.
Charitable Objects: (A) TO PROMOTE IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE EDUCATION TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHORAL DIRECTORS(B) TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SCIENCE ART AND CRAFT OF CHORAL DIRECTION CONDUCTING AND TRAINING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND LIKEWISE TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP CONDUCTING AND TRAINING OF CHOIRS AND CHORAL SINGERS(C) TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF CHORAL DIRECTION CONDUCTING AND TRAINING.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 400679
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ABCD

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff