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Registered charity · No. 1178401CIO

The Otakar Kraus Music Trust

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The Otakar Kraus Music Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability.

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What are the key facts about The Otakar Kraus Music Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£319,286
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£316,091
Registered charity number
1178401
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Hampton
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Otakar Kraus Music Trust (number 1178401) 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 Otakar Kraus Music Trust do?

We provide music therapy for people of all ages with additional needs in order to improve their well-being and quality of life. We work with children, young people and adults with disabilities or illness, people with mental health problems and elderly people. We teach children and young people with disabilities to play a musical instrument and perform. We work predominantly in South West London.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Otakar Kraus Music Trust

Answers The Otakar Kraus Music Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Otakar Kraus Music Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Otakar Kraus Music Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Otakar Kraus Music 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

The Otakar Kraus Music Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Okmt
Previous names on the register
Otakar Kraus Music Trust
Where it says it operates
Hounslow · Richmond Upon Thames

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.

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 Otakar Kraus Music Trust registered for?

Disability

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Otakar Kraus Music Trust yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Otakar Kraus Music Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Otakar Kraus Music Trust as a registered charity (number 1178401) 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 Otakar Kraus Music Trust's charity number?
The Otakar Kraus Music Trust's charity number is 1178401. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1178401?
Search 1178401 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 Otakar Kraus Music Trust do?
We provide music therapy for people of all ages with additional needs in order to improve their well-being and quality of life. We work with children, young people and adults with disabilities or illness, people with mental health problems and elderly people. We teach children and young people with disabilities to play a musical instrument and perform. We work predominantly in South West London.
Does The Otakar Kraus Music Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Otakar Kraus Music 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 Otakar Kraus Music Trust?
The Otakar Kraus Music Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.okmtrust.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 Otakar Kraus Music Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Otakar Kraus Music Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Otakar Kraus Music Trust?
The register records The Otakar Kraus Music 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 Otakar Kraus Music Trust's trustees paid?
The Otakar Kraus Music Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Otakar Kraus Music Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Otakar Kraus Music Trust: Otakar Kraus Music Trust.
When was The Otakar Kraus Music Trust registered as a charity?
The Otakar Kraus Music Trust was entered on the register on 16 May 2018.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.