BRADFORD FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 April 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07346050
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £93,475
Latest expenditure: £90,460
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 78 Sapgate Lane, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 3DY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Choral singing; education in choral singing/vocal training; public performances

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 6 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £93,475
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,460

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,770
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,535

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £34,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,829

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £54,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,304

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £25,277
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,916

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £93,475
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,460
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: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,770
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,535
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £11,940
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: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £34,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,829
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: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £54,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,304
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £14,265
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 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £25,277
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,916
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: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bradford City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRADFORD FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-07-10T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 3986777
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1092294
Assoc Charity Name: MORLEY MUSIC SOCIETY

Charity Name: BRADFORD FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2012-07-18T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 258156
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 258156
Assoc Charity Name: THE BRADFORD FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY

Charity Name: BRADFORD FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-04-26T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/08/2010
Charitable Objects: THE STUDY AND THE PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ORDER TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE CHARITY THROUGH ITS TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME
Area Of Benefit: BRADFORD CITY

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 456389
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BFCS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures