--- title: "The Abingdon Music Centre Trust — charity 309181 | CharityCompare" description: "The Abingdon Music Centre Trust (charity 309181): income £84,047 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-abingdon-music-centre-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T06:14:10.021Z 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. 309181 AM # The Abingdon Music Centre Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Abingdon Music Centre Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.abingdonmusic.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=309181&subId=0) Work at The Abingdon Music Centre Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-abingdon-music-centre-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Abingdon%20Music%20Centre%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Abingdon Music Centre Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £84,047 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £78,732 Registered charity number 309181 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Faringdon Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.abingdonmusic.org.uk](http://www.abingdonmusic.org.uk/) Quick answer The Abingdon Music Centre Trust (number 309181) 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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust do? Abingdon Music Centre Trust was established to make music available as widely as possible within the local community for both adults and children. The Trust runs music classes and workshops throughout the year and provides opportunities for local music makers and teachers to use its premises for music making. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Abingdon Music Centre Trust Answers The Abingdon Music Centre Trust 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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust's highest-paid staff paid? The Abingdon Music Centre Trust'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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust 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) The Abingdon Music Centre Trust'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 18 October 1973 Where it says it operates Oxfordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** 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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Abingdon Music Centre Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Abingdon Music Centre Trust. 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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust? - 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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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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust's charity number? The Abingdon Music Centre Trust's charity number is 309181. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 309181? Search 309181 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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust do? Abingdon Music Centre Trust was established to make music available as widely as possible within the local community for both adults and children. The Trust runs music classes and workshops throughout the year and provides opportunities for local music makers and teachers to use its premises for music making. Does The Abingdon Music Centre Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Abingdon Music Centre Trust. 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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust? The Abingdon Music Centre Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.abingdonmusic.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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Abingdon Music Centre Trust'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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust? The register records The Abingdon Music Centre Trust 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 The Abingdon Music Centre Trust's trustees paid? The Abingdon Music Centre Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Abingdon Music Centre Trust registered as a charity? The Abingdon Music Centre Trust was entered on the register on 18 October 1973. 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=309181&subId=0).