Water City Music (number 1166168) 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 Water City Music do?
The main focus is the organisation of events where children and emerging musicians are provided with opportunities to perform in public in significant venues and with professional musicians. Events are all over England and include workshops, after school music teaching and mentoring.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Water City Music
Answers Water City Music gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Water City Music's highest-paid staff paid?
Water City Music's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 Water City Music 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
Water City Music's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 Water City Music registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Water City Music yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Water City Music.
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The register data used for this profile lists Water City Music as a registered charity (number 1166168) 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 Water City Music's charity number?
Water City Music's charity number is 1166168. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1166168?
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What does Water City Music do?
The main focus is the organisation of events where children and emerging musicians are provided with opportunities to perform in public in significant venues and with professional musicians. Events are all over England and include workshops, after school music teaching and mentoring.
Does Water City Music have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Water City Music. 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 Water City Music?
Water City Music's website listed in our register data is http://www.watercitymusic.com. 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 Water City Music's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Water City Music's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 Water City Music?
The register records Water City Music 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 Water City Music's trustees paid?
Water City Music's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Water City Music registered as a charity?
Water City Music was entered on the register on 22 March 2016.