Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE BURNHAM AND HIGHBRIDGE CHORAL SOCIETY

Local choral society providing two concerts a year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • 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
  • Why are there only 2 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

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
30/06/24£7£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/23*£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20?£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18£8£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£6£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13?*£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12£3£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11£5£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/10£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/06£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/05£7£4£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/04£8£2£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.burnhamandhighbridgechoral.org.uk

p_sread@hotmail.com

07712654995

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Burnham & Highbridge Choral Society
£1,125 24/11/2021
Running costs for venue hire and insurance as a result of lost fundraising opportunities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JANE LEE Appointed: 2010
  • PETER READ (Chair) Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2003, number: 1097213
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 18 days late, AR13: 57 days late,
Main office

Yardwall Cottage
Yardwall Road
Mark
HIGHBRIDGE
TA9 4QE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CHORAL CONCERTS 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:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BURNHAM-ON-SEA/HIGHBRIDGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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