# Pendle Ladies Choir

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1101371 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1101371)
- Website: https://e-voice.org.uk/pendleladieschoir/
- Latest income: £12.2k; spending £10.4k
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Lancashire
- Other names: Nelson Civic Ladies Choir (previous)
- Trustees: 11
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/pendle-ladies-choir

The choir is open to ladies over the age of sixteen regardless of culture. The choir participates in festivals throughout the country promoting choral activities to a wide audience. The choir also gives concerts throughout the year to the benefit of many local churches and charities including a local school for children with special needs.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | £12.2k | £10.4k | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2024 | £16.4k | £22.3k | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2023 | £20.6k | £23.5k | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2022 | £9,257 | £9,444 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2021 | £8,820 | £7,002 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> A) the study and practice of choral music in order to foster public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance.b) to assist and support such charitable institutions or purposes as the committee shall from time to time determine.c) to keep alive the great choral traditions of the British isles.

## What it funds

Pendle Ladies Choir is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Pendle Ladies Choir reported income of £12.2k and spending of £10.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Jun 2025, it spent £72.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Lancashire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Pendle Ladies Choir in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (e-voice.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Pendle Ladies Choir open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Pendle Ladies Choir is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Pendle Ladies Choir fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Lancashire.

### Does Pendle Ladies Choir give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Pendle Ladies Choir makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Pendle Ladies Choir give each year?

The register does not break out Pendle Ladies Choir's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Jun 2025 was £10.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £14.5k a year.

### How large is Pendle Ladies Choir?

In its latest reported year Pendle Ladies Choir reported income of £12.2k and spending of £10.4k.


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