Registered charity (CIO) · Croydon
Drunken Chorus
Drunken Chorus is a registered charity (number 1161841) based in Croydon, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Cathy Naden since 2015. Latest income £11k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £11k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.drunkenchorus.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11k£17k
- 2024£216k£242k
- 2023£116k£93k
Earlier years
- 2022£58k£66k
- 2021£33k£18k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 84%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS:- PRIMARILY IN (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) LONDON (INCLUDING THE OUTER BOROUGHS);- PARTICULARLY IN (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE FIELDS OF THEATRE, LIVE ART AND FILM;- INCLUDING SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND OTHER GROUPS (PARTICULARLY IN THE OUTER BOROUGHS) WHO MAY HAVE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING ARTS ACTIVITIES.
Grants received
8 grants · £68,086 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- City Bridge Trust · £28,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,186 (3 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000 (2 grants)
- The Grocers' Charity · £4,000
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £1,900
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Cathy Naden Chair since 2015
- Stephen John Coltrane since 2015
- Sheila Elliott since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Cathy Naden Chair since 2015
- Stephen John Coltrane since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Cathy Naden Chair since 2015
- Stephen John Coltrane since 2015
- Sheila Elliott since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161841
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 26 May 2015
- Contact on the register
- 02032869532 · info@drunkenchorus.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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