Registered charity · No. 1153232Charitable company
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The Black Dog Music Project
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Black Dog Music Project is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
The Black Dog Music Project (number 1153232) 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 Black Dog Music Project do?
We are a user led community music group that provides music sessions in purpose built studios for beginners to ex professional musicians who have suffered mental health problems, addictions or disabilities. The Project is keen to be involved with enabling its members to establish themselves into the wider community and challenge any form of discrimination experienced during their recovery journey.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Black Dog Music Project
Answers The Black Dog Music Project gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Black Dog Music Project's highest-paid staff paid?
The Black Dog Music Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 does not record The Black Dog Music Project as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Black Dog Music Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; 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 Black Dog Music Project registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
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Is The Black Dog Music Project a legitimate charity?
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The Black Dog Music Project's charity number is 1153232. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does The Black Dog Music Project do?
We are a user led community music group that provides music sessions in purpose built studios for beginners to ex professional musicians who have suffered mental health problems, addictions or disabilities. The Project is keen to be involved with enabling its members to establish themselves into the wider community and challenge any form of discrimination experienced during their recovery journey.
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How can I donate to The Black Dog Music Project?
The Black Dog Music Project's website listed in our register data is http://www.theblackdogmusicproject.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 The Black Dog Music Project's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Black Dog Music Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Black Dog Music Project?
The register does not record The Black Dog Music Project as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Black Dog Music Project's trustees paid?
The Black Dog Music Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Black Dog Music Project registered as a charity?
The Black Dog Music Project was entered on the register on 5 August 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08457936).