--- title: "Southern Cathedrals Festival Society — charity 239593 | CharityCompare" description: "Southern Cathedrals Festival Society (charity 239593): income £82,685 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/southern-cathedrals-festival-society retrieved: 2026-10-08T02:40:54.008Z 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. 239593Trust SC # Southern Cathedrals Festival Society Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Southern Cathedrals Festival Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.southerncathedralsfestival.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=239593&subId=0) Work at Southern Cathedrals Festival Society? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=southern-cathedrals-festival-society&type=claim&name=Southern%20Cathedrals%20Festival%20Society) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Southern Cathedrals Festival Society? Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31 £82,685 Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31 £118,724 Registered charity number 239593 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust Register contact address detail (not service area) Bridge Street Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.southerncathedralsfestival.org.uk](http://www.southerncathedralsfestival.org.uk/) Quick answer Southern Cathedrals Festival Society (number 239593) 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society do? Arranges annual festivals of English Cathedral Music with four to five days of services and concerts based around the daily liturgy, based alternately in Chichester, Winchester and Salisbury Cathedrals. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Southern Cathedrals Festival Society Answers Southern Cathedrals Festival Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's highest-paid staff paid? Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society 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) Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 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 29 January 1965 Where it says it operates Dorset · East Sussex · Hampshire · West Sussex · Wiltshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society registered for? Religious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Southern Cathedrals Festival Society yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Southern Cathedrals Festival Society. 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society? - 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. 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The register data used for this profile lists Southern Cathedrals Festival Society as a registered charity (number 239593) 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's charity number? Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's charity number is 239593. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 239593? Search 239593 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society do? Arranges annual festivals of English Cathedral Music with four to five days of services and concerts based around the daily liturgy, based alternately in Chichester, Winchester and Salisbury Cathedrals. Does Southern Cathedrals Festival Society have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Southern Cathedrals Festival Society. 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society? Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.southerncathedralsfestival.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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society? The register records Southern Cathedrals Festival Society 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's trustees paid? Southern Cathedrals Festival Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 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 Southern Cathedrals Festival Society registered as a charity? Southern Cathedrals Festival Society was entered on the register on 29 January 1965. 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=239593&subId=0).