ELY CHORAL SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 21 November 1989
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £45,555
Latest expenditure: £32,953
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 6 Downham Road, ELY, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1AH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Society aims to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of choral music in all its aspects. The activities to support the above are the presentation of public performances.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £45,555
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,953

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £39,702
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,628

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £32,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,214

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £22,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,897

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,569
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,588

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £45,555
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,953
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £39,702
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,628
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £32,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,214
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £22,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,897
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,569
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,588
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

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ELY CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1989-11-21T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20/02/1989AS AMENDED ON 09/10/1989AS AMENDED ON 08/10/2012
Charitable Objects: 1. 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 PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures