--- title: "The Herefordshire Music Fund — charity 1186174 | CharityCompare" description: "The Herefordshire Music Fund (charity 1186174): income £23,839 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-herefordshire-music-fund retrieved: 2026-10-09T02:33:53.980Z 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. 1186174 HM # The Herefordshire Music Fund Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Herefordshire Music Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.encore-enterprises.com/herefordshiremusicfund) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1186174&subId=0) Work at The Herefordshire Music Fund? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-herefordshire-music-fund&type=claim&name=The%20Herefordshire%20Music%20Fund) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Herefordshire Music Fund? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £23,839 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £14,459 Registered charity number 1186174 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Thorn Business Park Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.encore-enterprises.com/herefordshiremusicfund](http://www.encore-enterprises.com/herefordshiremusicfund) Quick answer The Herefordshire Music Fund (number 1186174) 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 Herefordshire Music Fund do? The Herefordshire Music Fund: provides financial assistance for students up to 19 years of age residing in Herefordshire or attending a school/college in Herefordshire to receive instrumental or voice tuition and/or to participate in musical opportunities, events and activities. To provide musical opportunities, events and activities for the children and young people of Herefordshire. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Herefordshire Music Fund Answers The Herefordshire Music Fund 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 Herefordshire Music Fund's highest-paid staff paid? The Herefordshire Music Fund'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 records The Herefordshire Music Fund 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 Herefordshire Music Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 6 November 2019 Where it says it operates Herefordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals. 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 Herefordshire Music Fund registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Herefordshire Music Fund yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Herefordshire Music Fund. 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 Herefordshire Music Fund? - 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=the-herefordshire-music-fund&type=claim&name=The%20Herefordshire%20Music%20Fund) [Visit charity website](http://www.encore-enterprises.com/herefordshiremusicfund) ## Frequently asked questions Is The Herefordshire Music Fund a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The Herefordshire Music Fund as a registered charity (number 1186174) 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 Herefordshire Music Fund's charity number? The Herefordshire Music Fund's charity number is 1186174. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1186174? Search 1186174 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 Herefordshire Music Fund do? The Herefordshire Music Fund: provides financial assistance for students up to 19 years of age residing in Herefordshire or attending a school/college in Herefordshire to receive instrumental or voice tuition and/or to participate in musical opportunities, events and activities. To provide musical opportunities, events and activities for the children and young people of Herefordshire. Does The Herefordshire Music Fund have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Herefordshire Music Fund. 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 Herefordshire Music Fund? The Herefordshire Music Fund's website listed in our register data is http://www.encore-enterprises.com/herefordshiremusicfund. 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 Herefordshire Music Fund's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Herefordshire Music Fund'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 Herefordshire Music Fund? The register records The Herefordshire Music Fund 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 Herefordshire Music Fund's trustees paid? The Herefordshire Music Fund'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 Herefordshire Music Fund registered as a charity? The Herefordshire Music Fund was entered on the register on 6 November 2019. 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=1186174&subId=0).