Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    THE HARROGATE CHORAL SOCIETY (HCS)

    The society's activities are to educate the public in the art and science of choral music in the presentation of concerts and other activities and in furtherance thereof to encourage and support other musical activities in the local area.
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    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    • 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
    30/06/23*£70£87£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/22*£43£60£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/21£13£12£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/20£52£47£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/19£91£105£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/18£109£88£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/17£93£94£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 9 years

    www.harrogatechoral.org.uk

    treasurer@harrogatechoral.org.uk

    01423530764

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • City Of York, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • 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
    The Postlethwaite Music Foundation - Grant to Harrogate Choral Society
    £1,000 18/01/2024
    12
    Fund workshops for Harrogate Choral Society and Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir to perform Circlesong

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • ALASTAIR JOHN MARTIN Appointed: 2021
    • AMY MOSELEY Appointed: 2015
    • EMMA LITTLEWOOD Appointed: 2024
    • KATE ROGATA Appointed: 2018
    • MARILYNNE JANE RHIANNON DAVIES Appointed: 2016
    • PAUL RUSSELL JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2017
    • RUTH ANITA PRIDMORE Appointed: 1998
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2015, number: 1164776
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    8 returns made; AR23: 60 days late, AR22: 4 days late, AR16: 83 days late,
    Main office

    18 Park Avenue
    HARROGATE
    North Yorkshire
    HG2 9BQ

    Objectives

    THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF CHORAL WORKS IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS,AND TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PERFORM IN A YOUTH CHOIR.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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