The Barnes Choir (number 297104) 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 Barnes Choir do?
We are a choir providing a musical education to our members. Anyone with musical ability may join and those in genuine financial difficulty are excused the annual fee. We support professional musicians by commissioning pieces from them and hiring them as soloists; and we raise funds for other charities through carol singing.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Barnes Choir
Answers The Barnes Choir 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 Barnes Choir's highest-paid staff paid?
The Barnes Choir'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 Barnes Choir 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
The Barnes Choir'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
Where it says it operates
Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Other Finance; Provides Human Resources.
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 Barnes Choir registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Barnes Choir yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Barnes Choir.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Barnes Choir as a registered charity (number 297104) 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 The Barnes Choir's charity number?
The Barnes Choir's charity number is 297104. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 297104?
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What does The Barnes Choir do?
We are a choir providing a musical education to our members. Anyone with musical ability may join and those in genuine financial difficulty are excused the annual fee. We support professional musicians by commissioning pieces from them and hiring them as soloists; and we raise funds for other charities through carol singing.
Does The Barnes Choir have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Barnes Choir. 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 Barnes Choir?
The Barnes Choir's website listed in our register data is http://www.barneschoir.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 Barnes Choir's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Barnes Choir'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 Barnes Choir?
The register records The Barnes Choir 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 Barnes Choir's trustees paid?
The Barnes Choir'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 Barnes Choir registered as a charity?
The Barnes Choir was entered on the register on 30 June 1987.