Coulsdon and Purley Festival (number 1037897) 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 Coulsdon and Purley Festival do?
A music, speech and drama festival with competence classes for piano, musical instruments, recorder, singers, school choirs, adult choirs etc caters for all ages.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Coulsdon and Purley Festival
Answers Coulsdon and Purley Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Coulsdon and Purley Festival's highest-paid staff paid?
Coulsdon and Purley Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 May 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 does not record Coulsdon and Purley Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Coulsdon and Purley Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 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
Where it says it operates
Croydon · Surrey
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
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 Coulsdon and Purley Festival registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Coulsdon and Purley Festival yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Coulsdon and Purley Festival.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Coulsdon and Purley Festival a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Coulsdon and Purley Festival as a registered charity (number 1037897) 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 Coulsdon and Purley Festival's charity number?
Coulsdon and Purley Festival's charity number is 1037897. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1037897?
Search 1037897 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 Coulsdon and Purley Festival do?
A music, speech and drama festival with competence classes for piano, musical instruments, recorder, singers, school choirs, adult choirs etc caters for all ages.
Does Coulsdon and Purley Festival have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Coulsdon and Purley Festival. 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 Coulsdon and Purley Festival?
Coulsdon and Purley Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.coulsdonpurleyfestival.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 Coulsdon and Purley Festival's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Coulsdon and Purley Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 May 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 Coulsdon and Purley Festival?
The register does not record Coulsdon and Purley Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Coulsdon and Purley Festival's trustees paid?
Coulsdon and Purley Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 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 Coulsdon and Purley Festival registered as a charity?
Coulsdon and Purley Festival was entered on the register on 1 June 1994.