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Registered charity · No. 1085408

Botley Choral Society

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Botley Choral Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Botley Choral Society?

Reported income · year ending 2025-05-31
£15,045
Reported spending · year ending 2025-05-31
£15,566
Registered charity number
1085408
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Hospital Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Botley Choral Society (number 1085408) 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 Botley Choral Society do?

Botley Choral Society, formed in 1923 serves the interests of residents in Botley and Districts in Hampshire. The typical membership is about 112. It's raison d'etre is to train members in classical and contemporary choral music, performing several concert programmes open to the public, annually.The Society is a member of the National Federation of Music Societies.

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

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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Botley Choral Society

Answers Botley Choral Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Botley Choral Society's highest-paid staff paid?

Botley Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 31 May 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 Botley Choral Society 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

Botley Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Hampshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; 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 Botley Choral Society registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Botley Choral Society yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Botley Choral Society. 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 Botley Choral Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Botley Choral Society as a registered charity (number 1085408) 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 Botley Choral Society's charity number?
Botley Choral Society's charity number is 1085408. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1085408?
Search 1085408 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 Botley Choral Society do?
Botley Choral Society, formed in 1923 serves the interests of residents in Botley and Districts in Hampshire. The typical membership is about 112. It's raison d'etre is to train members in classical and contemporary choral music, performing several concert programmes open to the public, annually.The Society is a member of the National Federation of Music Societies.
Does Botley Choral Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Botley Choral Society. 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 Botley Choral Society?
Botley Choral Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.botleychoral.co.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 Botley Choral Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Botley Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 31 May 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 Botley Choral Society?
The register records Botley Choral Society 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 Botley Choral Society's trustees paid?
Botley Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Botley Choral Society registered as a charity?
Botley Choral Society was entered on the register on 6 March 2001.

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.