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The Williams Church Music Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, religious activities.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about The Williams Church Music Trust?
Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05
£46,011
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05
£133,453
Registered charity number
311088
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Trust
Register contact address detail (not service area)
65 London Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
The Williams Church Music Trust (number 311088) 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 Williams Church Music Trust do?
The provision of grants to assist the study, practice and improvement of instrumental music (including in particular organ music), and singing (in particular choral singing) especially in connection with the services of the Church of England and of Churches in communion with the Church of England.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Williams Church Music Trust
Answers The Williams Church Music Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Williams Church Music Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Williams Church Music Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
The Williams School of Church Music
Where it says it operates
Throughout England
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations.
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 Williams Church Music Trust registered for?
Education/trainingReligious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Williams Church Music Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Williams Church Music Trust.
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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 Williams Church Music Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Williams Church Music Trust as a registered charity (number 311088) 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 Williams Church Music Trust's charity number?
The Williams Church Music Trust's charity number is 311088. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 311088?
Search 311088 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 Williams Church Music Trust do?
The provision of grants to assist the study, practice and improvement of instrumental music (including in particular organ music), and singing (in particular choral singing) especially in connection with the services of the Church of England and of Churches in communion with the Church of England.
Does The Williams Church Music Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Williams Church 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 Williams Church Music Trust?
The Williams Church Music Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Williams Church Music Trust?
The register does not record The Williams Church Music Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Williams Church Music Trust's trustees paid?
The Williams Church Music Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was The Williams Church Music Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Williams Church Music Trust: The Williams School of Church Music.
When was The Williams Church Music Trust registered as a charity?
The Williams Church Music Trust was entered on the register on 12 August 1970.