PRO CORDA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 September 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05829570
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £406,535
Latest expenditure: £462,914
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PRO CORDA, LEISTON ABBEY HOUSE, THEBERTON, LEISTON, IP16 4TD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.procorda.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Pro Corda Trust exists to provide for and conduct the education of young persons and others in the whole art, philosophy and theory of music, particularly chamber music.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £406,535
Total Gross Expenditure: £462,914

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £865,370
Total Gross Expenditure: £672,176

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £540,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,586,046

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £677,961
Total Gross Expenditure: £687,313

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £604,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £643,843

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £406,535
Total Gross Expenditure: £462,914
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £865,370
Total Gross Expenditure: £672,176
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £540,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,586,046
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 6720
Income From Government Grants: £6,720
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £677,961
Total Gross Expenditure: £687,313
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,560
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £604,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £643,843
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,015
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 496343
Income Other Trading Activities: 18262
Income Charitable Activities: 348873
Income Investments: 1892
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 865370
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £53,038
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £619,138
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 672176
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7860
Expenditure Support Costs: 222140
Expenditure Depreciation: 1000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 590175
Assets Own Use: 590175
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £114,590
Assets Total Liabilities: £134,531
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £570,234
Creditors One Year Total Current: 134531
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £105,269
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 491769
Funds Restricted: 78465
Funds Total: 570234
Count Employees: 7
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 116469
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 410425
Income Investments: 5
Income Other: 13676
Income Total Income And Endowments: 540575
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,332
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,564,714
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1586046
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1182081
Expenditure Support Costs: 1172211
Expenditure Depreciation: 9031
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -1839100
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £370,189
Assets Total Fixed: 589916
Assets Own Use: 589816
Assets Long Term Investment: 100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £9,021
Assets Total Liabilities: £228,748
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £370,189
Creditors One Year Total Current: 228748
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £466
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 261254
Funds Restricted: 108935
Funds Total: 370189
Count Employees: 9
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 219967
Income Other Trading Activities: 27640
Income Charitable Activities: 430354
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 677961
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £41,827
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £645,486
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 687313
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 231466
Expenditure Depreciation: 9643
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,205,701
Assets Total Fixed: 2440382
Assets Own Use: 2440382
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £47,566
Assets Total Liabilities: £196,237
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,291,711
Creditors One Year Total Current: 196237
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £9,908
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2205701
Funds Restricted: 86010
Funds Total: 2291711
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 294939
Income Other Trading Activities: 17190
Income Charitable Activities: 280714
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 11970
Income Total Income And Endowments: 604813
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £32,510
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £611,333
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 643843
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8845
Expenditure Support Costs: 279611
Expenditure Depreciation: 9480
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,215,053
Assets Total Fixed: 2446013
Assets Own Use: 2446013
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £71,887
Assets Total Liabilities: £256,244
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,261,656
Creditors One Year Total Current: 256244
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £7,106
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2215053
Funds Restricted: 46603
Funds Total: 2261656
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PRO CORDA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-09-26T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 MAY 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2006.
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE FOR AND CONDUCT THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS AND OTHERS IN THE WHOLE ART, PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY OF MUSIC, PARTICULARLY CHAMBER MUSIC, AND ANCILLARY TO THIS MAIN OBJECT BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE THE CHARITY MAY DO ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS:A) ESTABLISH AND CARRY ON SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES FOR THE TEACHING INSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE OR ADVICE OF THE YOUNG AND PERSONS OF ALL AGES IN THE SAID ART PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY AND FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS THEREIN WHETHER SUCH TEACHERS AND PERSONS ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITY OR NOT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF CLASSES FOR STUDENTS AND OTHERS TO ENGAGE TEACHERS AND LECTURERS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS (WHETHER PAID OR HONORARY) FOR THE SAID PURPOSES OR ANY OF THEM;B) PROMOTE AND CARRY ON PUBLIC MEETINGS STUDY GROUPS CONFERENCE LECTURES CONCERTS DISPLAY EXHIBITIONS AND MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES AND BY THE CIRCULATION OF INFORMATION TO INVITE AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND SUPPORT OF THE CHARITY;C) ESTABLISH AND AWARD PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO PUPILS OR INTENDING PUPILS FOR PROFICIENCY IN STUDIES AND FURTHER TO AWARD BURSARIES TO PUPILS OR INTENDING PUPILS TOWARDS THE FEES FOR ATTENDING THE FOREGOING ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY TAKING ACCOUNT IN SO DOING OF THE FINANCIAL MEANS OF THE PUPILS AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS;D) TO PRINT PUBLISH AND CIRCULATE ANY PERIODICALS OR PAMPHLETS UPON OR IN RELATION TO ANY OF THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 429764
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PRO-CORDA TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures