Music Preserved (number 296895) 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 Music Preserved do?
Music Preserved was founded to preserve documents of public performances in recorded sound for future generations, securing, as far as possible, the integrity of the performances and the performance contexts.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Music Preserved
Answers Music Preserved gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Music Preserved's highest-paid staff paid?
Music Preserved's annual return for the year ending 31 May 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 Music Preserved 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
Music Preserved's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Music Performance Research Centre; The Music Performance Research Centre; The Music Preserved
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
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 Music Preserved registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Music Preserved yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Music Preserved.
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.
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The register data used for this profile lists Music Preserved as a registered charity (number 296895) 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 Music Preserved's charity number?
Music Preserved's charity number is 296895. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 296895?
Search 296895 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 Music Preserved do?
Music Preserved was founded to preserve documents of public performances in recorded sound for future generations, securing, as far as possible, the integrity of the performances and the performance contexts.
Does Music Preserved have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Music Preserved. 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 Music Preserved?
Music Preserved's website listed in our register data is http://www.musicpreserved.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.
How much is Music Preserved's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Music Preserved's annual return for the year ending 31 May 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 Music Preserved?
The register records Music Preserved 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 Music Preserved's trustees paid?
Music Preserved's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Music Preserved previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Music Preserved: Music Performance Research Centre; The Music Performance Research Centre; The Music Preserved.
When was Music Preserved registered as a charity?
Music Preserved was entered on the register on 3 June 1987. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02129867).