--- title: "Hampshire Choral Festival — charity 295128 | CharityCompare" description: "Hampshire Choral Festival (charity 295128): income £22,787 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hampshire-choral-festival retrieved: 2026-10-06T20:49:30.516Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 295128 HC # Hampshire Choral Festival Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Hampshire Choral Festival is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.hcfonline.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=295128&subId=0) Work at Hampshire Choral Festival? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=hampshire-choral-festival&type=claim&name=Hampshire%20Choral%20Festival) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Hampshire Choral Festival? Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31 £22,787 Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31 £21,153 Registered charity number 295128 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Chandler's Ford Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.hcfonline.org.uk](http://www.hcfonline.org.uk/) Quick answer Hampshire Choral Festival (number 295128) 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 Hampshire Choral Festival do? To foster the love of music in town, village & school by affording small choirs the means of raising their standards of singing and musical appreciation through competition or other form of adjudication and combined public performance. The latter is achieved by holding an annual festival with public performances of major choral works at Winchester Cathedral and Romsey Abbey. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Hampshire Choral Festival Answers Hampshire Choral Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Hampshire Choral Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Hampshire Choral Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 15 September 1986 Previous names on the register Winchester and County Music Festival Where it says it operates Hampshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body. 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 Hampshire Choral Festival registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Hampshire Choral Festival yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Hampshire Choral Festival. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Hampshire Choral Festival? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=hampshire-choral-festival&type=claim&name=Hampshire%20Choral%20Festival) [Visit charity website](http://www.hcfonline.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Hampshire Choral Festival a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Hampshire Choral Festival as a registered charity (number 295128) 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 Hampshire Choral Festival's charity number? Hampshire Choral Festival's charity number is 295128. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 295128? Search 295128 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 Hampshire Choral Festival do? To foster the love of music in town, village & school by affording small choirs the means of raising their standards of singing and musical appreciation through competition or other form of adjudication and combined public performance. The latter is achieved by holding an annual festival with public performances of major choral works at Winchester Cathedral and Romsey Abbey. Does Hampshire Choral Festival have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hampshire Choral 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 Hampshire Choral Festival? Hampshire Choral Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.hcfonline.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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Hampshire Choral Festival? The register does not record Hampshire Choral Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Hampshire Choral Festival's trustees paid? Hampshire Choral Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Hampshire Choral Festival previously called? The register lists this previous name for Hampshire Choral Festival: Winchester and County Music Festival. When was Hampshire Choral Festival registered as a charity? Hampshire Choral Festival was entered on the register on 15 September 1986. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=295128&subId=0).