Durham Cathedral Choir Association
Key takeaways
- Your work fits best if it supports music at Durham Cathedral, since Durham is the stated priority for the Association's giving.
- No grant range or annual grants figure is stated, so there is no basis here for a sum; keep any request modest and tied to a specific use the Association names, such as new scores, choir robes, a choir tour, organ maintenance or chorister bursaries.
- No application process is published in its annual report, register entry or website, so get in touch through the contact shown there before writing a full application.
- Nothing published says how competitive it is or whether it has set times for decisions.
Overview
Durham Cathedral Choir Association is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1078233).
The Durham Cathedral Choir Association exists to advance the education of the public in the art and science of English cathedral music by supporting and furthering its provision. It directs support to the Cathedral's choirs and organists and to its music outreach work, with uses that include new scores, choir equipment, concerts, choir tours and organ maintenance. Its 'Raising a Voice' fund provides grants for chorister families who would otherwise be unable to afford fees.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Association supports music at Durham Cathedral, furthering Durham’s choral and organ tradition. It directs support to the Cathedral’s choirs and organists and its music outreach work. The uses it identifies include new scores, choir stands and folders, cloaks and uniforms, recordings, concerts, choir tours, organ maintenance, an additional organist post and chorister bursaries. Its annual report also describes the Raising a Voice fund as helping chorister families who could not otherwise afford fees, and records support for chorister bursaries and a contribution to an Assistant Organist’s salary. This combines practical support for cathedral music with help for young singers.
Themes
- Chorister bursaries
- Music outreach
- Organist posts
- Organ maintenance
- Choir tours
- Cathedral choir concerts
- Choir scores and equipment
Geographic Focus
Priority: Durham.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- City of Durham
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £35,399 | £14,967 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £18,302 | £26,986 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £5,999 | £5,504 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £7,976 | £9,164 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £282,773 | £264,959 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- durhamcathedralchoirassociation.org.uk · read on 25 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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