# THE BIRMINGHAM CHORAL UNION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 233560
- **Other names:** (THE) CHORAL UNION, BCU
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 18, 1964
- **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=233560


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 LOUISA PLACE, BROOKFIELD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B18 7JL
- **Phone:** 07740486258
- **Email:** lisa@midlandcreative.co.uk
- **Website:** www.birminghamchoralunion.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE, EDUCATE AND IMPROVE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF, AND TASTE IN MUSIC BY THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF ORATORIOS AND OTHER CHORAL WORKS.

**Activities:** Birmingham Choral Union is a mixed choir, established in the 1880s. The Choir actively welcomes new singing members from diverse backgrounds.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £19715 | £16751 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £18073 | £17586 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £16374 | £17940 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £10886 | £12477 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £10886 | £12477 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Susan Houghton** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2018
- David Stephen Golding — appointed Oct. 20, 2025
- Deborah Lucy Slater — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Dr ANDREW MILLWARD — appointed April 16, 2012
- Jane Susan Newsome — appointed Oct. 20, 2025
- Jennifer Astley — appointed Oct. 14, 2018
- Keziah Frances Watson — appointed Oct. 14, 2023
- Kit Peregrin Hannah — appointed Oct. 14, 2024
- Laura Brodrick — appointed Sept. 1, 2019
- Lisa Peter — appointed Oct. 28, 2025
- Valerie Munro — appointed Oct. 14, 2001