# HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1029022
- **Other names:** H P C
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 24, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1029022


## Contact

- **Address:** 108 Mount Pleasant Road, HASTINGS, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** TN34 3SN
- **Phone:** 01424 552104
- **Email:** chairman@hastingsphilchoir.org.uk
- **Website:** www.hastingsphilchoir.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES FEEL FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC EVENTS. 2) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES WHICH PROMOTE THE PRACTICE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ART OF MUSIC FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** The aim and objective of the Choir is to educate the general public in the art and science of music. The choir performs  four concerts a year and other than Christmas in the choral tradition. We employ internationally acclaimed soloists and use professional musicians to accompany us.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE HASTINGS/ST LEONARDS AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £46433 | £38155 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £38893 | £37549 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £32479 | £31378 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £27477 | £32478 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £19036 | £16152 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JOHN RYCROFT** (Chair)
- Gareth James Simpson — appointed Feb. 3, 2022
- Kerry Gentleman — appointed June 3, 2021
- Lucinda Catherine Cradduck — appointed June 6, 2019
- Mary Kathleen Lipscombe — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Nicola Sarah Bryder Urling Clark — appointed Nov. 16, 2023
- Rachel Farnham — appointed Nov. 10, 2022
- Simon Scott — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Susan Elizabeth Green — appointed Nov. 16, 2023