# EAST MIDLANDS BARBERSHOP HARMONY CLUB

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1117331
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 20, 2006
- **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=1117331


## Contact

- **Address:** 23 Green Lane, Harby, MELTON MOWBRAY, Leicestershire
- **Postcode:** LE14 4BQ
- **Phone:** 07795141956
- **Email:** chrisblatchford55@hotmail.co.uk
- **Website:** www.grandcentralchorus.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (I) THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF UNACCOMPANIED FOUR PART HARMONY SINGING IN THE BARBERSHOP STYLE IN ORDER TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE(II) TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR PURPOSES AS THE CLUB SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

**Activities:** 1. Provision of vocal coaching for members of the club by in house coaches and visiting educators2. Provision of "How to sing in harmony" courses for the public3. Competing in contests organised by the British Association of Barbershop Singers.4. Entering Music Festivals and Eisteddfods in the UK and abroad5. Performing in concerts and shows organised by the club and by other organisations

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Derbyshire
- Leicestershire
- Nottinghamshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £19181 | £21004 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £20921 | £22716 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £18216 | £23778 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £14626 | £19594 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £12978 | £7913 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Stuart Webb** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 20, 2023
- Alex Benson — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- Chris Blatchford — appointed Sept. 11, 2019
- David Johnson — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- David Sharp — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- Dick Knight — appointed Sept. 19, 2025
- George Edward Hackett — appointed Sept. 15, 2021
- Mike Houghton — appointed Sept. 20, 2023