--- title: "Southwell Choral Society — charity 500239 | CharityCompare" description: "Southwell Choral Society (charity 500239): income £45,464 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/southwell-choral-society retrieved: 2026-10-08T04:18:20.806Z 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. 500239 SC # Southwell Choral Society Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Southwell Choral Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.southwellchoralsociety.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=500239&subId=0) Work at Southwell Choral Society? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=southwell-choral-society&type=claim&name=Southwell%20Choral%20Society) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Southwell Choral Society? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £45,464 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £49,788 Registered charity number 500239 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Halam Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.southwellchoralsociety.co.uk](http://www.southwellchoralsociety.co.uk/) Quick answer Southwell Choral Society (number 500239) 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 Southwell Choral Society do? Training and provision of choral singing, without audition.Presentation of concerts performed by members of the society.Award of two bursaries annually to assist young local performers to further their training.Annual competition for music composition. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Southwell Choral Society Answers Southwell Choral Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Southwell Choral Society's highest-paid staff paid? Southwell Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Southwell Choral 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) Southwell Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 27 August 1970 Where it says it operates Nottinghamshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Services. 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 Southwell Choral Society registered for? Arts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Southwell Choral Society yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Southwell Choral 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 Southwell Choral 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. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Southwell Choral Society's charity number? Southwell Choral Society's charity number is 500239. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 500239? Search 500239 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 Southwell Choral Society do? Training and provision of choral singing, without audition.Presentation of concerts performed by members of the society.Award of two bursaries annually to assist young local performers to further their training.Annual competition for music composition. Does Southwell Choral Society have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Southwell Choral 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 Southwell Choral Society? Southwell Choral Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.southwellchoralsociety.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 Southwell Choral Society's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Southwell Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Southwell Choral Society? The register records Southwell Choral 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 Southwell Choral Society's trustees paid? Southwell Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Southwell Choral Society registered as a charity? Southwell Choral Society was entered on the register on 27 August 1970. 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=500239&subId=0).