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Registered charity · No. 280533 · GuildfordiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Guildford Choral Society

Income
£93k
▲ 10.5% on 2024
Expenditure
£88k
0.1% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
14
6.8y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
20
no change on 2024
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Overview

Guildford Choral Society's network

14 people5 organisationsi14 listed on the board. 5 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Guildford Choral Society. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

14 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Anthony Michael RichmondTrustee2022
4 yrs
Catharine Isobel VennerTrustee2019
7 yrs
Catherine Fiona WandsTrustee2012
14 yrs
Charlotte BeckTrustee2023
3 yrs
Geoffrey Michael BarhamTrustee2019
7 yrs
Julie EvesTrustee2025
1 yr
Katherine Louise ThompsonTrustee2019
7 yrs
Lesley Ann PrattTrustee2012
14 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Board

The board

14 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Anthony Michael RichmondTrustee2022
4 yrs
Catharine Isobel VennerTrustee2019
7 yrs
Catherine Fiona WandsTrustee2012
14 yrs
Charlotte BeckTrustee2023
3 yrs
Geoffrey Michael BarhamTrustee2019
7 yrs
Julie EvesTrustee2025
1 yr
Katherine Louise ThompsonTrustee2019
7 yrs
Lesley Ann PrattTrustee2012
14 yrs
Marilyn VincentTrustee2019
7 yrs
Natalie Jane ThurleyTrustee2019
7 yrs
Phil TudorTrustee2015
11 yrs
Sara Karol DaviesTrustee2022
4 yrs
Sara Lesley Nicola GeeTrustee2023
3 yrs
William Stockell HartreeTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
6.4y
median 7y
Longest tenure
14y
since 2012
Years in governance
7.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
3
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
4
of 14 on the board

14 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

Portfolio (2)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 14Education/training 14Environment/conservation/heritage 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 1Health and social care 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Guildford Choral Society. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025.

Income and expenditure

6 yearsiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100k202520242023202220212020£92.69k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Guildford Choral Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202030 April202131 July202231 July202331 July202431 July202531 July
Totals
Total income£91.89k£29.92k£55.79k£62.12k£83.88k£92.69k
Total expenditure£52.26k£19.63k£60.20k£66.22k£87.78k£87.72k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Guildford Choral Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

On time for the last 1 year. 4 earlier years arrived late.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 July 202531 May 202630 May 202630 May 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 July 202431 May 202523 August 202584 days late23 August 202584 days lateLate by 84 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 July 202331 May 202411 October 2024133 days late11 October 2024133 days lateLate by 133 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 July 202231 May 202323 June 202323 days late23 June 202323 days lateLate by 23 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 July 202131 May 20226 July 202236 days late6 July 202236 days lateLate by 36 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

to promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects of the art of choral music and the development of the public appreciation of such art, principally by the participation of its members in the performance of choral concerts.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • People with disabilities
  • Other defined groups
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides services
Where it operates
Local authority: Surrey
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 10TH MARCH 1980 as amended on 31 Jan 2019 as amended on 04 Apr 2019 as amended on 04 Apr 2019 as filed
Register history
  • 12 August 1980Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Investment
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.guildfordchoral.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1980

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