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Registered charity · No. 1193152CIO

Children's Music Matters

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Children's Music Matters 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 Children's Music Matters?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£230,542
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£204,761
Registered charity number
1193152
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Carshalton
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Children's Music Matters (number 1193152) 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 Children's Music Matters do?

Delivery of interactive music and movement classes, to children who are under the designated UK compulsory school age. Professional theatre practitioners deliver the educational activity in nurseries, community venues and public libraries. The charity also delivers theatre shows, which are aimed at musical, creative and cognitive development of children, and the advancement of the arts.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Children's Music Matters

Answers Children's Music Matters gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Children's Music Matters's highest-paid staff paid?

Children's Music Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 does not record Children's Music Matters as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Children's Music Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Tiny Mites
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; 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 Children's Music Matters registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Children's Music Matters yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Children's Music Matters. 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 Children's Music Matters a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Children's Music Matters as a registered charity (number 1193152) 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 Children's Music Matters's charity number?
Children's Music Matters's charity number is 1193152. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1193152?
Search 1193152 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 Children's Music Matters do?
Delivery of interactive music and movement classes, to children who are under the designated UK compulsory school age. Professional theatre practitioners deliver the educational activity in nurseries, community venues and public libraries. The charity also delivers theatre shows, which are aimed at musical, creative and cognitive development of children, and the advancement of the arts.
Does Children's Music Matters have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Children's Music Matters. 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 Children's Music Matters?
Children's Music Matters does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Children's Music Matters's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Children's Music Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Children's Music Matters?
The register does not record Children's Music Matters as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Children's Music Matters's trustees paid?
Children's Music Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Children's Music Matters registered as a charity?
Children's Music Matters was entered on the register on 19 January 2021.

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.