Kingston Chamber Orchestra (number 297541) 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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra do?
Provides an opportunity for amateur musicians to perform at an advanced level alongside a professional conductor and orchestral leader. Provides an opportunity for local soloists to play with the orchestra. Provides local composers to have their music performed. Supports composition students at local university.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Kingston Chamber Orchestra
Answers Kingston Chamber Orchestra gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Kingston Chamber Orchestra's highest-paid staff paid?
Kingston Chamber Orchestra's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra 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
Kingston Chamber Orchestra's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Kingston Upon Thames
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Kingston Chamber Orchestra yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Kingston Chamber Orchestra.
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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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Kingston Chamber Orchestra as a registered charity (number 297541) 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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra's charity number?
Kingston Chamber Orchestra's charity number is 297541. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 297541?
Search 297541 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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra do?
Provides an opportunity for amateur musicians to perform at an advanced level alongside a professional conductor and orchestral leader. Provides an opportunity for local soloists to play with the orchestra. Provides local composers to have their music performed. Supports composition students at local university.
Does Kingston Chamber Orchestra have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Kingston Chamber Orchestra. 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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra?
Kingston Chamber Orchestra's website listed in our register data is http://www.kcomusic.org. 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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Kingston Chamber Orchestra's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra?
The register records Kingston Chamber Orchestra 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 Kingston Chamber Orchestra's trustees paid?
Kingston Chamber Orchestra's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Kingston Chamber Orchestra registered as a charity?
Kingston Chamber Orchestra was entered on the register on 24 August 1987.