Registered charity · No. 1156408Charitable company
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Durnovaria Silver Band Trust
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Durnovaria Silver Band Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Durnovaria Silver Band Trust?
Reported income · year ending 2025-04-30
£24,023
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-30
£15,263
Registered charity number
1156408
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
Durnovaria Silver Band Trust (number 1156408) 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 Durnovaria Silver Band Trust do?
The promotion of brass band playing, through entertaining the public and encouraging people to learn to play a brass instrument. It particularly supports bodies such as Dorchester Town and Dorset Councils, for Remembrance Day commemoration and the like.A subsidiary, but important, aim is to make Durnovaria Band Hall available to other groups, specifically in the world of the arts and culture.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Durnovaria Silver Band Trust
Answers Durnovaria Silver Band Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Durnovaria Silver Band Trust 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
Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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.
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 Durnovaria Silver Band Trust registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
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Is Durnovaria Silver Band Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Durnovaria Silver Band Trust as a registered charity (number 1156408) 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 Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's charity number?
Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's charity number is 1156408. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1156408?
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What does Durnovaria Silver Band Trust do?
The promotion of brass band playing, through entertaining the public and encouraging people to learn to play a brass instrument. It particularly supports bodies such as Dorchester Town and Dorset Councils, for Remembrance Day commemoration and the like.A subsidiary, but important, aim is to make Durnovaria Band Hall available to other groups, specifically in the world of the arts and culture.
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How can I donate to Durnovaria Silver Band Trust?
Durnovaria Silver Band Trust 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 Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Durnovaria Silver Band Trust?
The register records Durnovaria Silver Band Trust 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 Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's trustees paid?
Durnovaria Silver Band Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Durnovaria Silver Band Trust registered as a charity?
Durnovaria Silver Band Trust was entered on the register on 27 March 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08752846).