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Registered charity · No. 1194382CIO

Continuo Foundation

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Continuo Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Continuo Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£330,150
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£379,990
Registered charity number
1194382
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Continuo Foundation (number 1194382) 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 Continuo Foundation do?

Continuo Foundation supports the UK Early Music sector and helps it to flourish. Continuo awards project grants to period-instrument ensembles to share music heritage through outstanding creative projects enabling live concerts across the UK, and in important recordings. Continuo also promotes Early Music through the Continuo Connect website and newsletter, focused on growing audiences nationwide.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Continuo Foundation

Answers Continuo Foundation 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 Continuo Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

Continuo Foundation'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 Continuo Foundation 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

Continuo Foundation'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
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.

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 Continuo Foundation registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Continuo Foundation yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Continuo Foundation. 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 Continuo Foundation?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Continuo Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Continuo Foundation as a registered charity (number 1194382) 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 Continuo Foundation's charity number?
Continuo Foundation's charity number is 1194382. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1194382?
Search 1194382 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 Continuo Foundation do?
Continuo Foundation supports the UK Early Music sector and helps it to flourish. Continuo awards project grants to period-instrument ensembles to share music heritage through outstanding creative projects enabling live concerts across the UK, and in important recordings. Continuo also promotes Early Music through the Continuo Connect website and newsletter, focused on growing audiences nationwide.
Does Continuo Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Continuo Foundation. 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 Continuo Foundation?
Continuo Foundation's website listed in our register data is https://www.continuofoundation.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 Continuo Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Continuo Foundation'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 Continuo Foundation?
The register records Continuo Foundation 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 Continuo Foundation's trustees paid?
Continuo Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Continuo Foundation registered as a charity?
Continuo Foundation was entered on the register on 7 May 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.