# Chansons

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC035974
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** Sept. 27, 2004
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC035974


## Contact

- **Address:** An Laimhrig , Broom Place , Pitlochry , Perthshire
- **Postcode:** PH16 5HX
- **Website:** www.chansons.co.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**What the charity does:** Chansons is a chamber choir of up to 40 singers with our music director in Perth, Scotland. We enjoy the challenge of learning, singing and performing choral music to a high standard. Our repertoire is very varied from across several centuries and in many languages, - traditional, modern, sacred or secular.  We meet for a minimum of 30 rehearsals each year and usually perform at least 3 choral concerts in and around Perth in addition to other events and functions (eg weddings, charity or community events, choral visits to and from our twin city Aschaffenburg, Germany) . Membership is by audition, and a balance of voices is maintained across the 4 main voice parts - soprano, alto, tenor and bass.

**Objectives:** To advance the education of the public in the art of Choral Music, and to foster its appreciation, through the study and performance of such Choral Music and other related activities.  In furtherance thereof but not otherwise the Choir shall seek to:  (1) Perform Choral Music and prepare for such performance.  (2) Promote concerts and other choral events.  (3) Promote training of persons in the art of Choral Music.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Perth And Kinross
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2025 | £15932 | £17215 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC035974/files/2025-06-18-accounts.pdf) (2.5 MB) |
| June 18, 2024 | £16208 | £14199 |  -  | 0 |  |
| June 18, 2023 | £14979 | £17238 |  -  | 0 |  |
| June 18, 2022 | £8971 | £8844 |  -  | 0 |  |
| June 18, 2021 | £4258 | £4062 |  -  | 0 |  |