Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Viola Da Gamba Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
The Viola Da Gamba Society (number 258544) 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 Viola Da Gamba Society do?
QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, ANNUAL LIST OF MEMBERS, HIRE OF VIOLS, MUSIC PUBLISHING, ON-LINE JOURNAL, 3 MEETINGS PER YEAR, ANNUAL SUMMER COURSE FOR NEW VIOL PLAYERS.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Viola Da Gamba Society
Answers The Viola Da Gamba Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Viola Da Gamba Society's highest-paid staff paid?
The Viola Da Gamba Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Viola Da Gamba Society 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 Viola Da Gamba Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
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.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 258544. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is The Viola Da Gamba Society registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Viola Da Gamba Society yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Viola Da Gamba Society.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is The Viola Da Gamba Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Viola Da Gamba Society as a registered charity (number 258544) 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 Viola Da Gamba Society's charity number?
The Viola Da Gamba Society's charity number is 258544. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 258544?
Search 258544 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 Viola Da Gamba Society do?
QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, ANNUAL LIST OF MEMBERS, HIRE OF VIOLS, MUSIC PUBLISHING, ON-LINE JOURNAL, 3 MEETINGS PER YEAR, ANNUAL SUMMER COURSE FOR NEW VIOL PLAYERS.
Does The Viola Da Gamba Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Viola Da Gamba Society. 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 Viola Da Gamba Society?
The Viola Da Gamba Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.vdgs.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 Viola Da Gamba Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Viola Da Gamba Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Viola Da Gamba Society?
The register records The Viola Da Gamba Society 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 Viola Da Gamba Society's trustees paid?
The Viola Da Gamba Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Viola Da Gamba Society registered as a charity?
The Viola Da Gamba Society was entered on the register on 14 April 1970.