--- title: "Leith Hill Musical Festival — charity 275176 | CharityCompare" description: "Leith Hill Musical Festival (charity 275176): income £84,716 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leith-hill-musical-festival retrieved: 2026-10-07T04:20:00.442Z 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. 275176 LH # Leith Hill Musical Festival Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Leith Hill Musical 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.lhmf.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=275176&subId=0) Work at Leith Hill Musical Festival? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=leith-hill-musical-festival&type=claim&name=Leith%20Hill%20Musical%20Festival) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Leith Hill Musical Festival? Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30 £84,716 Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30 £80,926 Registered charity number 275176 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Warrenne Way Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.lhmf.org.uk](http://www.lhmf.org.uk/) Quick answer Leith Hill Musical Festival (number 275176) 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 Leith Hill Musical Festival do? Leith Hill Musical Festival, which is based in Dorking, Surrey, is held in April each year and consists of three days of competitions and concerts for locally-based choirs. In March each year, it performs one of the Bach Passions (or Handel's Messiah) and holds competitions for choirs of young people. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Leith Hill Musical Festival Answers Leith Hill Musical Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 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 records Leith Hill Musical Festival 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) Leith Hill Musical Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 20 March 1978 Where it says it operates Surrey ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. 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 Leith Hill Musical Festival registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Leith Hill Musical Festival yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Leith Hill Musical 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 Leith Hill Musical 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=leith-hill-musical-festival&type=claim&name=Leith%20Hill%20Musical%20Festival) [Visit charity website](http://www.lhmf.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Leith Hill Musical Festival a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Leith Hill Musical Festival as a registered charity (number 275176) 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 Leith Hill Musical Festival's charity number? Leith Hill Musical Festival's charity number is 275176. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 275176? Search 275176 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 Leith Hill Musical Festival do? Leith Hill Musical Festival, which is based in Dorking, Surrey, is held in April each year and consists of three days of competitions and concerts for locally-based choirs. In March each year, it performs one of the Bach Passions (or Handel's Messiah) and holds competitions for choirs of young people. Does Leith Hill Musical Festival have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Leith Hill Musical 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 Leith Hill Musical Festival? Leith Hill Musical Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.lhmf.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 Leith Hill Musical Festival? The register records Leith Hill Musical Festival 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 Leith Hill Musical Festival's trustees paid? Leith Hill Musical Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Leith Hill Musical Festival registered as a charity? Leith Hill Musical Festival was entered on the register on 20 March 1978. 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=275176&subId=0).