--- title: "Waves Music Therapy — charity 1194782 | CharityCompare" description: "Waves Music Therapy (charity 1194782): income £234k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/waves-music-therapy retrieved: 2026-10-06T22:48:20.744Z 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. 1194782CIO WM # Waves Music Therapy Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Waves Music Therapy is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, disability. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.wavesmusictherapy.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1194782&subId=0) Work at Waves Music Therapy? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=waves-music-therapy&type=claim&name=Waves%20Music%20Therapy) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Waves Music Therapy? Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30 £234,059 Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30 £211,150 Registered charity number 1194782 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) East Preston Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.wavesmusictherapy.com](http://www.wavesmusictherapy.com/) Quick answer Waves Music Therapy (number 1194782) 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 Waves Music Therapy do? Waves Music Therapy provide individual and group clinical music therapy sessions for any person with any additional need who will benefit from a safe, accessible therapeutic space. Music therapy aims to support the social, emotional, mental healh, communication, learning and physical needs of all of our service users with the objective of enhancing quality of life. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Waves Music Therapy Answers Waves Music Therapy gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Waves Music Therapy's highest-paid staff paid? Waves Music Therapy's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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 does not record Waves Music Therapy as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Waves Music Therapy's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 14 June 2021 Previous names on the register Waves Music Therapy CIC Where it says it operates East Sussex · Hampshire · Kent · Surrey · West Sussex ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; 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 Waves Music Therapy registered for? General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisability ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Waves Music Therapy yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Waves Music Therapy. 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 Waves Music Therapy? - 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. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Waves Music Therapy's charity number? Waves Music Therapy's charity number is 1194782. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1194782? Search 1194782 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 Waves Music Therapy do? Waves Music Therapy provide individual and group clinical music therapy sessions for any person with any additional need who will benefit from a safe, accessible therapeutic space. Music therapy aims to support the social, emotional, mental healh, communication, learning and physical needs of all of our service users with the objective of enhancing quality of life. Does Waves Music Therapy have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Waves Music Therapy. 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 Waves Music Therapy? Waves Music Therapy's website listed in our register data is http://www.wavesmusictherapy.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 Waves Music Therapy's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Waves Music Therapy's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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 Waves Music Therapy? The register does not record Waves Music Therapy as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Waves Music Therapy's trustees paid? Waves Music Therapy's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Waves Music Therapy previously called? The register lists this previous name for Waves Music Therapy: Waves Music Therapy CIC. When was Waves Music Therapy registered as a charity? Waves Music Therapy was entered on the register on 14 June 2021. 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=1194782&subId=0).