CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRIGHTON GAY MEN'S CHORUS

Registered charity 1171020 · organisation 5088551

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
6 January 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£119,667
Latest expenditure
£107,646
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the CIO are(1) To promote public education by the study, practice and public performance of choral music; and to assist other charitable causes.(2) For the public benefit to advance and promote the education of gay and gay-friendly men in Brighton and Hove in the subject of choral music, its study, practice and performance.(3) The promotion of equality and diversity for the pu

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£119,667
Total Gross Expenditure
£107,646
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£116,963
Total Gross Expenditure
£99,133
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£84,176
Total Gross Expenditure
£81,883
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
2 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
2 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£46,862
Total Gross Expenditure
£34,035
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
7 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
7 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£22,603
Total Gross Expenditure
£36,296

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
31 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£119,667
Total Gross Expenditure
£107,646
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
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£116,963
Total Gross Expenditure
£99,133
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£84,176
Total Gross Expenditure
£81,883
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
2 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£46,862
Total Gross Expenditure
£34,035
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
7 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£22,603
Total Gross Expenditure
£36,296
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
0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind
No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRIGHTON GAY MEN'S CHORUS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2017-01-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 06 Jan 2017
Charitable Objects
(1)TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF CHORAL MUSIC; AND TO ASSIST OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES.(2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF GAY AND GAY-FRIENDLY MEN IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE IN THE SUBJECT OF CHORAL MUSIC, ITS STUDY, PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE.(3) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS AND ISSUES AFFECTING THE LESBIAN, GAY, BI-SEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) COMMUNITY, AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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Charity Policy

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