Rialto (number 297553) 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 Rialto do?
The Charity's objectives are to creaste an opportunity for the reading of poetry, literature and criticism and to provide and encourgae the appreciation, knowledge and understanding of these arts for the benefit and well being of the community.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Rialto
Answers Rialto gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Rialto's highest-paid staff paid?
Rialto's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 does not record Rialto as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Rialto's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
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 Rialto registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Rialto yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Rialto.
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 Rialto as a registered charity (number 297553) 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 Rialto's charity number?
Rialto's charity number is 297553. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 297553?
Search 297553 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 Rialto do?
The Charity's objectives are to creaste an opportunity for the reading of poetry, literature and criticism and to provide and encourgae the appreciation, knowledge and understanding of these arts for the benefit and well being of the community.
Does Rialto have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Rialto. 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 Rialto?
Rialto's website listed in our register data is http://www.therialto.co.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 Rialto's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Rialto's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Rialto?
The register does not record Rialto as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Rialto's trustees paid?
Rialto's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
When was Rialto registered as a charity?
Rialto was entered on the register on 24 August 1987.