Registered charity · Leyland
Preston Cecilian Choral Society
Preston Cecilian Choral Society is a registered charity (number 513139) based in Leyland, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Martin Peter Cassell. Latest income £14k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Cecilians (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £14k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Martin Peter CassellChair
- Dr Eleanor Ann HolmanTrustee · since 2023
- Edwina Mary StarkieTrustee · since 2025
- Erica MathewsTrustee · since 2014
- Gaynor LaveryTrustee · since 2022
- Gill EllardTrustee · since 2017
- Heather SwiftTrustee
- Jane Elizabeth BleasdaleTrustee · since 2023
- John Marcus Bridge KirkwoodTrustee · since 2022
- Kathryn Anne EnglishTrustee · since 2025
- Yvonne HepworthTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.cecilians.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1982
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£14k£12k
- 2024£13k£15k
- 2023£13k£14k
Earlier years
- 2022£8k£13k
- 2021£0£4k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE, IMPOVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUATION IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Martin Peter Cassell Chair
- Dr Eleanor Ann Holman since 2023
- Edwina Mary Starkie since 2025
- Erica Mathews since 2014
- Gaynor Lavery since 2022
- Gill Ellard since 2017
- Heather Swift
- Jane Elizabeth Bleasdale since 2023
- John Marcus Bridge Kirkwood since 2022
- Kathryn Anne English since 2025
- Yvonne Hepworth since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Erica Mathews since 2014
- Gill Ellard since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Martin Peter Cassell Chair
- Dr Eleanor Ann Holman since 2023
- Edwina Mary Starkie since 2025
- Erica Mathews since 2014
- Gaynor Lavery since 2022
- Gill Ellard since 2017
- Heather Swift
- Jane Elizabeth Bleasdale since 2023
- John Marcus Bridge Kirkwood since 2022
- Kathryn Anne English since 2025
- Yvonne Hepworth since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 513139
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED 17 SEPTEMBER 1982 AS AMENDED ON 20TH SEPTEMBER 1999
- Contact on the register
- 07907 864014 · cecilians@cecilians.org.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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