--- title: "Southwell Music Festival Limited — charity 1153135 | CharityCompare" description: "Southwell Music Festival Limited (charity 1153135): income £212k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/southwell-music-festival-limited retrieved: 2026-10-08T03:28:33.746Z 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. 1153135Charitable company SM # Southwell Music Festival Limited Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Southwell Music Festival Limited 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.southwellmusicfestival.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1153135&subId=0) Work at Southwell Music Festival Limited? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=southwell-music-festival-limited&type=claim&name=Southwell%20Music%20Festival%20Limited) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Southwell Music Festival Limited? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £212,329 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £203,408 Registered charity number 1153135 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Southwell Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.southwellmusicfestival.com](http://www.southwellmusicfestival.com/) Quick answer Southwell Music Festival Limited (number 1153135) 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 Music Festival Limited do? The Southwell Music Festival istaking place for the first time in 2014,and is planned as an annual, top-quality classical music festival, to celebrate classical music, and to raise the profile of the town and its magnificent mediaeval Minster.The Festival performances will be centred at Southwell Minster, and in the historic Great Hall. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Southwell Music Festival Limited Answers Southwell Music Festival Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Southwell Music Festival Limited's highest-paid staff paid? Southwell Music Festival Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Music Festival Limited 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 Music Festival Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 30 July 2013 Company number [08361306](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08361306) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Nottinghamshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; 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 Southwell Music Festival Limited registered for? Arts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Southwell Music Festival Limited yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Southwell Music Festival Limited. 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 Music Festival Limited? - 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. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=southwell-music-festival-limited&type=claim&name=Southwell%20Music%20Festival%20Limited) [Visit charity website](http://www.southwellmusicfestival.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Southwell Music Festival Limited a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Southwell Music Festival Limited as a registered charity (number 1153135) 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 Southwell Music Festival Limited's charity number? Southwell Music Festival Limited's charity number is 1153135. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1153135? Search 1153135 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 Music Festival Limited do? The Southwell Music Festival istaking place for the first time in 2014,and is planned as an annual, top-quality classical music festival, to celebrate classical music, and to raise the profile of the town and its magnificent mediaeval Minster.The Festival performances will be centred at Southwell Minster, and in the historic Great Hall. Does Southwell Music Festival Limited have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Southwell Music Festival Limited. 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 Music Festival Limited? Southwell Music Festival Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.southwellmusicfestival.com. 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 Music Festival Limited's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Southwell Music Festival Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Music Festival Limited? The register records Southwell Music Festival Limited 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 Music Festival Limited's trustees paid? Southwell Music Festival Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Southwell Music Festival Limited registered as a charity? Southwell Music Festival Limited was entered on the register on 30 July 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08361306). 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=1153135&subId=0).