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Bangor New Music Festival

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Bangor New Music Festival is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Bangor New Music Festival?

Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30
£34,852
Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30
£33,455
Registered charity number
1126486
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Trust
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Drama and Performance
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Bangor New Music Festival (number 1126486) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Bangor New Music Festival do?

Present an annual festival of new music predominantly but not exclusively in Powis Hall, Bangor University. The festival incorporates workshops involving students at local schools in Gwynedd and Anglesey.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bangor New Music Festival

Answers Bangor New Music Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Bangor New Music Festival's highest-paid staff paid?

Bangor New Music Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Bangor New Music Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Bangor New Music Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Bnmf; Ggnb; Gwyl Gerdd Newydd Bangor; Bangor Music Festival; Gwyl Gerdd Bangor
Previous names on the register
'gwyl Gerdd Bangor'
Where it says it operates
Conwy · Isle of Anglesey · Gwynedd

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Bangor New Music Festival registered for?

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bangor New Music Festival yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bangor New Music Festival. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bangor New Music Festival a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bangor New Music Festival as a registered charity (number 1126486) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bangor New Music Festival's charity number?
Bangor New Music Festival's charity number is 1126486. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1126486?
Search 1126486 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bangor New Music Festival do?
Present an annual festival of new music predominantly but not exclusively in Powis Hall, Bangor University. The festival incorporates workshops involving students at local schools in Gwynedd and Anglesey.
Does Bangor New Music Festival have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bangor New Music Festival. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bangor New Music Festival?
Bangor New Music Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.bangormusicfestival.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bangor New Music Festival's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bangor New Music Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bangor New Music Festival?
The register records Bangor New Music Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Bangor New Music Festival's trustees paid?
Bangor New Music Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Bangor New Music Festival previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Bangor New Music Festival: 'gwyl Gerdd Bangor'.
When was Bangor New Music Festival registered as a charity?
Bangor New Music Festival was entered on the register on 29 October 2008.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.