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Registered charity · No. 1173302CIO

Brighton Festival Chorus

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Brighton Festival Chorus 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 Brighton Festival Chorus?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£137,626
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£127,234
Registered charity number
1173302
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Shoreham Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Brighton Festival Chorus (number 1173302) 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 Brighton Festival Chorus do?

The objectives of the charity are to promote and develop the public education and appreciation of music through the study, practice and performance of music.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Brighton Festival Chorus

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

How much are Brighton Festival Chorus's highest-paid staff paid?

Brighton Festival Chorus's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 Brighton Festival Chorus 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

Brighton Festival Chorus's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Bfc
Where it says it operates
Brighton and Hove

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; 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 Brighton Festival Chorus registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Brighton Festival Chorus yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Brighton Festival Chorus. 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

What should you check before donating to Brighton Festival Chorus?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Brighton Festival Chorus a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Brighton Festival Chorus as a registered charity (number 1173302) 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 Brighton Festival Chorus's charity number?
Brighton Festival Chorus's charity number is 1173302. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1173302?
Search 1173302 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 Brighton Festival Chorus do?
The objectives of the charity are to promote and develop the public education and appreciation of music through the study, practice and performance of music.
Does Brighton Festival Chorus have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Brighton Festival Chorus. 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 Brighton Festival Chorus?
Brighton Festival Chorus's website listed in our register data is http://www.bfc.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 Brighton Festival Chorus's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Brighton Festival Chorus's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 Brighton Festival Chorus?
The register records Brighton Festival Chorus 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 Brighton Festival Chorus's trustees paid?
Brighton Festival Chorus's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Brighton Festival Chorus registered as a charity?
Brighton Festival Chorus was entered on the register on 6 June 2017.

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.