GLOUCESTER CHORAL SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 8 July 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £174,837
Latest expenditure: £165,907
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 16 Merlin Way, CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire, GL53 0LT

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.gloucesterchoral.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Gloucester Choral Society performs regular public concerts, and runs regular choral and vocal workshops for our members and the general public, as well as undertaking periodic overseas tours. We run Choral Scholars and Choral Apprentices schemes, designed to support the musical development of local young people, and provide small choral groups to perform for weddings and other events.

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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: 10 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £174,837
Total Gross Expenditure: £165,907

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: 14 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £64,395
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,920

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: 27 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £55,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £75,061

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: 23 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £113,320
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,099

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: 6 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £33,305
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,320

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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: 10 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £174,837
Total Gross Expenditure: £165,907
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: 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: 14 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £64,395
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,920
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: 6

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: 27 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £55,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £75,061
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: 15

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: 23 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £113,320
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,099
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 13

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: 6 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £33,305
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,320
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 5

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GLOUCESTER CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-03-01T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 900118
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 900118
Assoc Charity Name: GLOUCESTER CHORAL SOCIETY

Charity Name: GLOUCESTER CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-07-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 08 Jul 2016 as amended on 12 Oct 2026
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND RECITALS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 574953
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GCS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures