--- title: "Lewes Chamber Music Festival — charity 1151928 | CharityCompare" description: "Lewes Chamber Music Festival (charity 1151928): income £42,358 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lewes-chamber-music-festival retrieved: 2026-10-07T04:06:12.719Z 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. 1151928CIO LC # Lewes Chamber Music Festival Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Lewes Chamber Music 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.leweschambermusicfestival.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1151928&subId=0) Work at Lewes Chamber Music Festival? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=lewes-chamber-music-festival&type=claim&name=Lewes%20Chamber%20Music%20Festival) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Lewes Chamber Music Festival? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £42,358 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £41,268 Registered charity number 1151928 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Lewes Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.leweschambermusicfestival.com](http://www.leweschambermusicfestival.com/) Quick answer Lewes Chamber Music Festival (number 1151928) 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 Lewes Chamber Music Festival do? Fostering of the public's knowledge, experience and appreciation of chamber music and thereby the advancement of the arts, culture and education for the public benefit, including by means of organising an annual public festival of chamber music concerts in the town of Lewes, East Sussex, and the surrounding area. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Lewes Chamber Music Festival Answers Lewes Chamber Music Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Lewes Chamber Music Festival's highest-paid staff paid? Lewes Chamber Music Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Lewes Chamber Music 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) Lewes Chamber Music Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 7 May 2013 Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## 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 Lewes Chamber Music Festival registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Lewes Chamber Music Festival yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Lewes Chamber Music 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 Lewes Chamber Music 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=lewes-chamber-music-festival&type=claim&name=Lewes%20Chamber%20Music%20Festival) [Visit charity website](http://www.leweschambermusicfestival.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Lewes Chamber Music Festival a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Lewes Chamber Music Festival as a registered charity (number 1151928) 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 Lewes Chamber Music Festival's charity number? Lewes Chamber Music Festival's charity number is 1151928. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1151928? Search 1151928 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 Lewes Chamber Music Festival do? Fostering of the public's knowledge, experience and appreciation of chamber music and thereby the advancement of the arts, culture and education for the public benefit, including by means of organising an annual public festival of chamber music concerts in the town of Lewes, East Sussex, and the surrounding area. Does Lewes Chamber Music Festival have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Lewes Chamber Music 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 Lewes Chamber Music Festival? Lewes Chamber Music Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.leweschambermusicfestival.com. 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 Lewes Chamber Music Festival's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Lewes Chamber Music Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Lewes Chamber Music Festival? The register records Lewes Chamber Music 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 Lewes Chamber Music Festival's trustees paid? Lewes Chamber Music Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Lewes Chamber Music Festival registered as a charity? Lewes Chamber Music Festival was entered on the register on 7 May 2013. 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=1151928&subId=0).