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Cantate Youth Choir is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport.
Cantate Youth Choir (number 1039369) 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 Cantate Youth Choir do?
Cantate was formed by Michael Kibblewhite in 1994 as a mixed voice youth choir, to provide keen young singers with high quality training in singing and performance skills. The membership of almost 180 boys and girls represent about 80 schools, colleges and universities mostly in Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. A Chamber Choir and a Parents Choir perform and support the youth choirs.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Cantate Youth Choir
Answers Cantate Youth Choir gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Cantate Youth Choir's highest-paid staff paid?
Cantate Youth Choir's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Cantate Youth Choir 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
Cantate Youth Choir's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Cantate
Where it says it operates
Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources.
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 Cantate Youth Choir registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur Sport
Why is there no Clarity Score for Cantate Youth Choir yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Cantate Youth Choir.
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The register data used for this profile lists Cantate Youth Choir as a registered charity (number 1039369) 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 Cantate Youth Choir's charity number?
Cantate Youth Choir's charity number is 1039369. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1039369?
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What does Cantate Youth Choir do?
Cantate was formed by Michael Kibblewhite in 1994 as a mixed voice youth choir, to provide keen young singers with high quality training in singing and performance skills. The membership of almost 180 boys and girls represent about 80 schools, colleges and universities mostly in Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. A Chamber Choir and a Parents Choir perform and support the youth choirs.
Does Cantate Youth Choir have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Cantate Youth Choir. 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 Cantate Youth Choir?
Cantate Youth Choir's website listed in our register data is http://www.cantate.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 Cantate Youth Choir's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Cantate Youth Choir's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Cantate Youth Choir?
The register records Cantate Youth Choir 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 Cantate Youth Choir's trustees paid?
Cantate Youth Choir's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Cantate Youth Choir registered as a charity?
Cantate Youth Choir was entered on the register on 11 July 1994.