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Registered charity · No. 284422

Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival

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Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival 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 Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival?

Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30
£24,244
Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30
£21,667
Registered charity number
284422
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Bournemouth
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
bournemouthperformingarts.info

Quick answer

Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival (number 284422) 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 Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival do?

Promotes the development of performance in the Performing Arts, primarily by young people, through the provision of a public stage for performance, with constructive adjudications by Adjudicators of National repute. Activity is enhanced by competition.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival

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

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

The register records Bournemouth Music Competitions 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

Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Bmcf
Where it says it operates
Dorset · Bournemouth

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bournemouth Music Competitions 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 Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival as a registered charity (number 284422) 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 Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival's charity number?
Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival's charity number is 284422. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 284422?
Search 284422 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 Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival do?
Promotes the development of performance in the Performing Arts, primarily by young people, through the provision of a public stage for performance, with constructive adjudications by Adjudicators of National repute. Activity is enhanced by competition.
Does Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bournemouth Music Competitions 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 Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival?
Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival's website listed in our register data is https://bournemouthperformingarts.info/. 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival?
The register records Bournemouth Music Competitions 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 Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival's trustees paid?
Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival: Bmcf.
When was Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival registered as a charity?
Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival was entered on the register on 23 April 1982.

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.