# LONDON YOUTH CHOIR

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151714
- **Other names:** LONDON YOUTH CHOIRS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 22, 2013
- **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=1151714


## Contact

- **Address:** London Youth Choirs, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E1 6LA
- **Phone:** 07388 623178
- **Email:** office@londonyouthchoirs.com
- **Website:** www.londonyouthchoirs.com



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING OR EDUCATED IN LONDON IN THE SUBJECT OF MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR CHORAL MUSIC. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS, 'LONDON' MEANS THE BOROUGHS COVERED BY THE GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY OR ANY SUCCESSOR BODY, AND THE CITY OF LONDON.THE CHARITY WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY - 1) PROVIDING A WORLD-CLASS CHORAL TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE;2) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING MUSICAL AND CHORAL EDUCATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL OR SOCIAL BACKGROUND;3) DELIVERING OPEN-ACCESS WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE; AND4) FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO RECEIVE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD AND TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL.

**Activities:** London Youth Choirs was set up in 2012 as a social action programme and centre of musical excellence. LYC currently comprises six central and two regional choirs for young people from every London borough from school year 3 to age 23. The tuition and performance opportunities that LYC provides are designed to educate and inspire whilst championing inclusivity and understanding.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £720722 | £725697 | £236450 | 11 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £744197 | £738515 | £241427 | 8 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £468752 | £462414 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £392819 | £318808 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £369782 | £334408 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dame Deirdre Mary Hutton** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 8, 2018
- Duncan Stuart Martin Watts — appointed Feb. 20, 2018
- George Alexander Wills — appointed Feb. 20, 2018
- Kate Victoria Ludlow — appointed June 23, 2020
- Lucy Margaret Noble — appointed Nov. 14, 2023
- Michael Llewelyn-Jones — appointed Nov. 19, 2016
- Sir Andrew Haines — appointed Oct. 1, 2025
- Trevor Ford — appointed Oct. 1, 2025