Martin Read Foundation (number 1156661) 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 Martin Read Foundation do?
To identify composition students age 14 - 19 who would benefit from the support the Foundation is able to offer. To enable selected composition students to access educational activities which are not generally available to them such as tutorial mentorships. To provide public performances of selected students' compositions, promoting these to reach a wide public audience.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Martin Read Foundation
Answers Martin Read Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Martin Read Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
Martin Read Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Martin Read Foundation 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
Martin Read Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Mrfoundation
Where it says it operates
West Berkshire · Dorset · Hampshire · Surrey · West Sussex · Wiltshire · Southampton City · Portsmouth City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.
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 Martin Read Foundation registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Martin Read Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Martin Read Foundation.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Martin Read Foundation as a registered charity (number 1156661) 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 Martin Read Foundation's charity number?
Martin Read Foundation's charity number is 1156661. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1156661?
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What does Martin Read Foundation do?
To identify composition students age 14 - 19 who would benefit from the support the Foundation is able to offer. To enable selected composition students to access educational activities which are not generally available to them such as tutorial mentorships. To provide public performances of selected students' compositions, promoting these to reach a wide public audience.
Does Martin Read Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Martin Read Foundation. 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 Martin Read Foundation?
Martin Read Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.martinreadfoundation.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 Martin Read Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Martin Read Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Martin Read Foundation?
The register records Martin Read Foundation 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 Martin Read Foundation's trustees paid?
Martin Read Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Martin Read Foundation registered as a charity?
Martin Read Foundation was entered on the register on 11 April 2014.