BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 3 July 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £161,774
Latest expenditure: £177,596
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 408 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, BRISTOL, BS4 3AS

Website recorded by the regulator: bristolchoral.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Rehearsing and Performing Choral Concerts, generally in the Bristol areaEncouraging young people to enjoy Choral music, through our Apprenticeship scheme and Schools Outreach ProgrammeNote Bristol Choral Society was previously registered as charity number 266472. This new charity has adopted the same Rules and Constitution, activities, membership and officers.

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: 18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £161,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,596

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: 18 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £104,960
Total Gross Expenditure: £124,671

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: 2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £114,010
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,510

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: 11 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £57,181
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,007

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: 22 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £42,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,486

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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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £161,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,596
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: 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: 18 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £104,960
Total Gross Expenditure: £124,671
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: 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: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £114,010
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,510
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: 25

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: 11 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £57,181
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,007
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: 25

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: 22 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £42,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,486
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: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bristol City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2016-01-06T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 266472
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 266472
Assoc Charity Name: BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY

Charity Name: BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-07-03T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 03 Jul 2014 as amended on 05 Sep 2022
Charitable Objects: TO EDUCATE ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CHORAL CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures