# The Wessex Chamber Choir

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1121127 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1121127)
- Website: https://www.wessexchamberchoir.co.uk
- Latest income: £12.3k; spending £11.9k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Recreation
- Who it helps: Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wessex-chamber-choir

Performance and promotion of choral music. Concerts given locally and services sung at cathedrals. Donations to other local charities through fundraising performances.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £12.3k | £11.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £9,772 | £9,722 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £11.6k | £10.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £9,838 | £10.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £9,448 | £7,993 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of choral music in all its aspects by the presentation of public choral concerts and performances and for the general purposes of such charitable bodies, or such other purposes as shall be exclusively charitable, as the committee shall from time to time decide.

## What it funds

The Wessex Chamber Choir is registered under the Charity Commission purposes religious activities, arts / culture / heritage / science and recreation for older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Wessex Chamber Choir reported income of £12.3k and spending of £11.9k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £51.4k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Wessex Chamber Choir in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (wessexchamberchoir.co.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 The Wessex Chamber Choir open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Wessex Chamber Choir is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Wessex Chamber Choir fund?

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

### Does The Wessex Chamber Choir give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Wessex Chamber Choir give each year?

The register does not break out The Wessex Chamber Choir's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £11.9k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.3k a year.

### How large is The Wessex Chamber Choir?

In its latest reported year The Wessex Chamber Choir reported income of £12.3k and spending of £11.9k.


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