01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023105
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA23 7JJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Cowal Choral Club is an inclusive chorus of singers and musical theatre performers based in Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland. We have entertained our community since 1942, and we rehearse every week. A vital part of what we do is as a club is to help our members to develop and improve their singing and acting performance skills, their personal confidence, and their wellbeing. We also want to deliver positive and inclusive performance experiences for a diverse membership community. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds. we want to foster professional performances with an integrated and inclusive chorus community. We want to entertain groups, communities, and members of the public, in Cowal and throughout Scotland, by delivering music concerts musical theatre performances which add positivity, wellness, and improve the public’s mental health. Typically the Club puts on two performances each year - a concert at Christmas, and a musical theatre performance in late Spring.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The aims and objects of the Club shall be the study and performance of Choral and Operatic music.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £16,893 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,856 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 January 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £19,910 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £23,129 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 12 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £28,380 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,087 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 November 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £17,087 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13,560 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 January 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £1,400 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,247 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 18 January 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 126 Auchamore Road, Dunoon, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cowalchoralclub.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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