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Registered charity · No. 1165053

Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs

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Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£24,721
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£21,084
Registered charity number
1165053
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Ashley Heath
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.risingvoices.org.uk

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Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs (number 1165053) 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 Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs do?

Rising Voices Wessex is a community choir based in Dorset for people affected by cancer. Singing helps people to regain their confidence and improves their health and wellbeing. The choir provides support and encouragement; aiding recovery through singing. Together, we make music that matters. Whether we're pitch perfect or delightfully off beat, we sing with our hearts and that's a real gift.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs

Answers Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs 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 Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs's highest-paid staff paid?

Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs'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 records Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs 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

Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Community Choirs for People Affected By Cancer; Rising Voices Wessex
Where it says it operates
Dorset · Hampshire · Bournemouth · Poole

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; 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 Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs as a registered charity (number 1165053) 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 Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs's charity number?
Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs's charity number is 1165053. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1165053?
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What does Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs do?
Rising Voices Wessex is a community choir based in Dorset for people affected by cancer. Singing helps people to regain their confidence and improves their health and wellbeing. The choir provides support and encouragement; aiding recovery through singing. Together, we make music that matters. Whether we're pitch perfect or delightfully off beat, we sing with our hearts and that's a real gift.
Does Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs. 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 Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs?
Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs's website listed in our register data is http://www.risingvoices.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 Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs'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 Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs?
The register records Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs 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 Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs's trustees paid?
Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs registered as a charity?
Rising Voices Wessex, Community Choirs was entered on the register on 5 January 2016.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.