# READING FESTIVAL CHORUS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 254201
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 7, 1967
- **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=254201


## Contact

- **Address:** 121 Church Road, Earley, READING
- **Postcode:** RG6 1HG
- **Phone:** 01189660128
- **Email:** Treasurer@readingfestivalchorus.org.uk
- **Website:** www.readingfestivalchorus.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CHORUS SHALL BE TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CHORAL MUSIC BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT INCLUDING:(A) GIVING MEMBERS OF THE CHORUS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY AND PRACTISE SUCH MUSIC.(B) THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF SUCH MUSIC.

**Activities:** RFC prepares and performs 3 - 4 concerts each year for the community. We conduct open workshops on major choral works. In the past RFC has performed in conjunction with other choruses including an area children's choir and a German chorus from Dusseldorf.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE: READING AND DISTRICT.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- West Berkshire
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £33430 | £39503 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £27691 | £23350 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £23619 | £24708 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £19478 | £20292 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £9722 | £7853 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Alison Janet Allen** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Dr Nicholas Thomas Morris Roberts — appointed Oct. 18, 2021
- Dr Thomas Edward Wall — appointed Jan. 24, 2024
- Helen Mary Shirley-Quirk — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- Jane Bazley — appointed Oct. 18, 2021
- Margaret Cocks — appointed Oct. 17, 2022
- Rachel Mary Paton — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton — appointed Oct. 19, 2020
- Sue Mithen — appointed Oct. 18, 2021