Chester Community Orchestra (number 1161941) 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 Chester Community Orchestra do?
The orchestra meets regularly, every week during school term time, to give the opportunity for adults and children to play a musical instrument with others in an orchestral setting. Any person is welcome of any age and of any standard with any instrument. At least two concerts are given by the orchestra in a year. Concerts for charity have been given.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Chester Community Orchestra
Answers Chester Community Orchestra 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 Chester Community Orchestra's highest-paid staff paid?
Chester Community Orchestra'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 Chester Community Orchestra 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
Chester Community Orchestra'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
Previous names on the register
Jan Modelski Community Orchestra; Jmco
Where it says it operates
Liverpool City · Wirral · Cheshire East · Shropshire · Cheshire West & Chester
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; 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 Chester Community Orchestra registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Chester Community Orchestra yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Chester Community Orchestra.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Chester Community Orchestra?
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Is Chester Community Orchestra a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Chester Community Orchestra as a registered charity (number 1161941) 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 Chester Community Orchestra's charity number?
Chester Community Orchestra's charity number is 1161941. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1161941?
Search 1161941 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 Chester Community Orchestra do?
The orchestra meets regularly, every week during school term time, to give the opportunity for adults and children to play a musical instrument with others in an orchestral setting. Any person is welcome of any age and of any standard with any instrument. At least two concerts are given by the orchestra in a year. Concerts for charity have been given.
Does Chester Community Orchestra have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Chester Community Orchestra. 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 Chester Community Orchestra?
Chester Community Orchestra's website listed in our register data is http://www.playwithcco.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 Chester Community Orchestra's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Chester Community Orchestra'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 Chester Community Orchestra?
The register records Chester Community Orchestra 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 Chester Community Orchestra's trustees paid?
Chester Community Orchestra's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Chester Community Orchestra previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Chester Community Orchestra: Jan Modelski Community Orchestra; Jmco.
When was Chester Community Orchestra registered as a charity?
Chester Community Orchestra was entered on the register on 2 June 2015.