Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE CAMBERWELL CHOIR SCHOOL 

We are a music project for children and young people aged 0-18, particularly those who would otherwise find it difficult to access positive and constructive group activities, especially high quality music tuition, which can be expensive and hard to find. We meet on Saturdays during term-time and sessions happen at different times depending on age. It costs just -ú1 per child per week.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£15£17£-2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/22*£22£18£4n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/21£10£12£-2n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/20*£16£15£1n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/19£15£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/18*£15£16£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£24£21£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£16£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£10£18£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£26£21£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12*£16£25£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£36£29£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£34£27£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09*£24£31£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£23£22£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£20£21£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£18£16£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/04*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 33 years

www.camberwellchoirschool.org.uk

camberwellchoirschool@gmail.com

02077034504

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Camberwell Choir School
£3,000 31/03/2023
Neighbourhoods Fund - West Central grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department for Camberwell Songs for all Seasons
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Camberwell Choir School
£4,058 04/08/2017
Fund our groups to enable children of all ages & abilities to develop social skills with music gaining confidence singing & playing together
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Camberwell Choir School
£3,307 01/04/2017
Neighbourhoods Fund: Camberwell grant from the Housing & Modernisation department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Camberwell Choir School
£2,636 01/04/2016
Neighbourhoods Fund: Camberwell grant from the Housing & modernisation department

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/1991, number: 1002667
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 98 days late, AR20: 63 days late, AR18: 8 days late, AR13: 239 days late, AR12: 283 days late, AR11: 649 days late, AR10: 1014 days late, AR09: 21 days late, AR08: 166 days late, AR07: 224 days late, AR05: 382 days late, AR04: 747 days late,
Main office

PARISH OFFICE
81 CAMBERWELL CHURCH STREET
LONDON
SE5 8RB

Objectives

THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE, PRIMARILY THE YOUNG, FROM CAMBERWELL AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS IN MUSIC, DRAMA, OTHER ARTS AND RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBERWELL AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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