Registered charity · Durham
Durham Choral Society
Durham Choral Society is a registered charity (number 514557) based in Durham, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Catharine Deeming since 2023. Latest income £137k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £137k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 11th 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
- Durham
- Website
- www.durhamchoralsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£137k£41k
- 2024£44k£41k
- 2023£45k£40k
Earlier years
- 2022£12k£24k
- 2021£8k£12k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE 1. THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT, FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE BUT IN PARTICULAR BY THE MAKING OF SMALL GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
Grants received
1 grant · £300 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
- Point North · £300
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Catharine Deeming Chair since 2023
- Angela Eddy since 2023
- Clare Mathewson since 2025
- Dr Fiona Marion Gameson since 2022
- Irene Blakemore since 2024
- Jane Abel since 2024
- Victoria Nower since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Catharine Deeming Chair since 2023
- Angela Eddy since 2023
- Clare Mathewson since 2025
- Dr Fiona Marion Gameson since 2022
- Irene Blakemore since 2024
- Jane Abel since 2024
- Victoria Nower 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
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 514557
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10/12/1962AS AMENDED ON 25/09/1963AS AMENDED ON 28/09/1983AS AMENDED ON 06/05/2015 as amended on 11 Oct 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07717891631 · committeedcs@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th 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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