Canton Chorus
What it does
Advancing, improving, developing and maintaining public education in, and appreciation of, the art of choral singing and associated musical activity, through the provision of rehearsals under skilled guidance and public performances, for the benefit of the public in the Canton district of Cardiff and surrounding areas.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART OF CHORAL SINGING AND ASSOCIATED MUSICAL ACTIVITY, THROUGH ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF REHEARSALS UNDER SKILLED GUIDANCE AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT, IN RELATION TO THE PRACTICE OF CHORAL SINGING.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £15,453 and spent £11,135.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £15,453 | £11,135 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £9,935 | £15,994 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £9,276 | £15,160 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £7,230 | £6,672 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £8,240 | £3,770 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 88%, from £8,240 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £15,453 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 72% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Steve BowkettChair
- DR Anna Louise Brazier
- Janet Daly
- Lesley Jones
- Margot Dale Henery
- Neil Barrasford Schofield
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 19 June 2026, 11 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 19 November 2024, 223 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 20 May 2024, 41 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 18 May 2023, 43 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 26 February 2022, 124 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1166663
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 April 2016
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21 OCT 2015
- Website
- www.cantonchorus.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.