Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

BRIGHTON CONSORT

Performance each year of several concerts of choral music from a variety of periods, with particular specialization in works from the renaissance and early baroque. Organization of public workshops for singers and conductors interested in the above repertoire.Members of the Consort are also involved as volunteers in the running of the annual Brighton Early Music Festival.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£13£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£9£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£5£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£9£11£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£12£10£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£8£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£12£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£7£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£18£13£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05?£13£12£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£11£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

http://www.brightonconsort.org.uk

m.clemens0@gmail.com

01273833746

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

  • MIKE CLEMENS
  • MIRELLA MARY MARLOW Appointed: 2022
  • RICHARD CHARLES DAVIS
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2003, number: 1096432
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

HAM COTTAGE
ALBOURNE ROAD
HURSTPIERPOINT
HASSOCKS
BN6 9ES

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, ESPECIALLY OF THE RENAISSANCE AND EARLY BAROQUE PERIODS, IN PARTICULAR Y THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND WORKSHOPS; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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