--- title: "Hear Me Out Music — charity 1119049 | CharityCompare" description: "Hear Me Out Music (charity 1119049): income £371k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hear-me-out-music retrieved: 2026-10-07T04:55:38.082Z 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. 1119049Charitable company HM # Hear Me Out Music Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Hear Me Out Music is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.hearmeoutmusic.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1119049&subId=0) Work at Hear Me Out Music? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=hear-me-out-music&type=claim&name=Hear%20Me%20Out%20Music) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Hear Me Out Music? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £371,361 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £332,661 Registered charity number 1119049 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Rich Mix Cultural Foundation Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.hearmeoutmusic.org.uk](http://www.hearmeoutmusic.org.uk/) Quick answer Hear Me Out Music (number 1119049) 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 Hear Me Out Music do? Hear Me Out brings people living in immigration detention centres together with professional musicians and people living in the community, to create and perform powerful artistic work, and convey it to new audiences through live and recorded performance, thereby increasing wellbeing and empathy, and helping change attitudes to migrants. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Hear Me Out Music Answers Hear Me Out Music gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Hear Me Out Music's highest-paid staff paid? Hear Me Out Music's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Hear Me Out Music 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Hear Me Out Music's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 2 May 2007 Company number [05943893](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05943893) (Companies House) Previous names on the register Music in Detention Where it says it operates Scotland · Bedford · Cumbria · Durham · Tower Hamlets · Redbridge · Islington · Newham ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Defined Groups. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. 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 Hear Me Out Music registered for? Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Hear Me Out Music yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Hear Me Out Music. 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 Hear Me Out Music? - 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. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Hear Me Out Music's charity number? Hear Me Out Music's charity number is 1119049. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1119049? Search 1119049 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 Hear Me Out Music do? Hear Me Out brings people living in immigration detention centres together with professional musicians and people living in the community, to create and perform powerful artistic work, and convey it to new audiences through live and recorded performance, thereby increasing wellbeing and empathy, and helping change attitudes to migrants. Does Hear Me Out Music have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hear Me Out Music. 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 Hear Me Out Music? Hear Me Out Music's website listed in our register data is http://www.hearmeoutmusic.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. How much is Hear Me Out Music's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Hear Me Out Music's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Hear Me Out Music? The register records Hear Me Out Music 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 Hear Me Out Music's trustees paid? Hear Me Out Music's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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. What was Hear Me Out Music previously called? The register lists this previous name for Hear Me Out Music: Music in Detention. When was Hear Me Out Music registered as a charity? Hear Me Out Music was entered on the register on 2 May 2007. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 05943893). 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=1119049&subId=0).