# LANCASTER  & DISTRICT SCHOOLS' SINGING FESTIVAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189871
- **Other names:** LANCASTER  & DISTRICT SCHOOLS SINGING FESTIVAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 10, 2020
- **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=1189871


## Contact

- **Address:** St Luke's CoE Primary School, Shady Lane, Slyne, LANCASTER
- **Postcode:** LA2 6JL
- **Phone:** 07979243904
- **Email:** info@lancasterbigsing.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.lancasterbigsing.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO WHICH ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING :TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND IN PARTICULAR IN CHORAL SINGING FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE LANCASTER & DISTRICT SCHOOLS' SINGING FESTIVAL, ITS AFFILIATED CHOIRS AND RELATED MUSICAL EVENTS.

**Activities:** The LDSSF started over 74 years ago as an annual event bringing local schools together for concert performances. The festival develops annual programmes for KS1 and KS2 pupils.  The content of the programmes look at the advancement of education, arts, culture, heritage and mental wellbeing of children, with the benefits of singing and music making.  The festival is inclusive - able and disabled.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £8605 | £6201 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £15404 | £6815 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £0 | £751 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DEBRA PILKINGTON — appointed May 10, 2020
- Daniel Philip Wood — appointed Oct. 5, 2024
- ELIZABETH WHEILDON — appointed May 10, 2020
- Nicholas Trevor Haughton — appointed Oct. 5, 2024
- Paul Bowden — appointed May 10, 2020
- SARAH GRIFFITH — appointed May 10, 2020