--- title: "Love Music Trust — charity 1148615 accounts | CharityCompare" description: "Love Music Trust (charity 1148615): income £1.3m (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/love-music-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T20:18:51.129Z 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. 1148615Charitable company LM # Love Music Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Love Music Trust 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.lovemusictrust.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1148615&subId=0) Work at Love Music Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=love-music-trust&type=claim&name=Love%20Music%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Love Music Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £1,280,247 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £1,133,236 Registered charity number 1148615 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Bradwall Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.lovemusictrust.com](http://www.lovemusictrust.com/) Quick answer Love Music Trust (number 1148615) 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 Love Music Trust do? The Love Music Trust is the lead partner and fund holder for the Cheshire and Wirral music hub.As lead partner, the Love Music Trust has a responsibility to support all state schools in the area to deliver the aims and objectives of the National Plan for Music Education. In addition the trust delivers lessons into schools and runs ensembles and choirs. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Love Music Trust Answers Love Music Trust 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 Love Music Trust's highest-paid staff paid? Love Music Trust'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. ### Where does Love Music Trust's money come from? Love Music Trust reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £706k (55%), charitable activities £572k (45%), investments £2,004 (0%). - Donations and legacies£706k · 55% - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£572k · 45% - Investments£2,004 · 0% ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Love Music Trust 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) Love Music Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 16 August 2012 Company number [08123495](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08123495) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Wirral ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **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 Love Music Trust registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Love Music Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Love Music Trust. 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 Love Music Trust? - 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 Love Music Trust's charity number? Love Music Trust's charity number is 1148615. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1148615? Search 1148615 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 Love Music Trust do? The Love Music Trust is the lead partner and fund holder for the Cheshire and Wirral music hub.As lead partner, the Love Music Trust has a responsibility to support all state schools in the area to deliver the aims and objectives of the National Plan for Music Education. In addition the trust delivers lessons into schools and runs ensembles and choirs. Does Love Music Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Love Music Trust. 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 Love Music Trust? Love Music Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.lovemusictrust.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 Love Music Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Love Music Trust'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. Where does Love Music Trust's money come from? Love Music Trust reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £706k (55%), charitable activities £572k (45%), investments £2,004 (0%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Love Music Trust? The register records Love Music Trust 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 Love Music Trust's trustees paid? Love Music Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. When was Love Music Trust registered as a charity? Love Music Trust was entered on the register on 16 August 2012. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08123495). 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=1148615&subId=0).