# SAFFRON WALDEN CHORAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180134
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 28, 2018
- **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=1180134


## Contact

- **Address:** Conkers, Wenden Road, Arkesden, SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex
- **Postcode:** CB11 4HB
- **Phone:** 07818010399
- **Email:** chair@swchoral.org.uk
- **Website:** www.swchoral.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS 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.

**Activities:** Community choir performing major choral works to a high standard and running singing workshops.  Membership of approx 90 singers is drawn from a wide geographical area covering Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire.  Main concert venues are Saffron Hall and St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden.  The choir has close links with local schools, regularly sharing concerts.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £64864 | £73309 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £60279 | £60852 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £61544 | £61193 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £56903 | £58238 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £15607 | £11406 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Mark Phillips** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- Abigail Rosalind Booth — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- Alison Elizabeth Hall — appointed June 4, 2021
- Anne Elizabeth Rickard — appointed Jan. 26, 2026
- CHARLES PETER SOLWAY — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- Dr Sara Loraine Monro Thomas — appointed Jan. 26, 2026
- Gary Anthony Pocock — appointed Jan. 26, 2026
- Hayden Rocks — appointed Jan. 27, 2025
- Margaret Griffiths — appointed Jan. 27, 2025
- Paul Edward Parker — appointed June 4, 2021
- Simon Walker — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- Stephanie Emberson — appointed Jan. 27, 2025