Wells City Band (number 1206500) 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 Wells City Band do?
Training and educating people of all ages and abilities from 8 years upwards to play brass musical instruments and perform a wide range of music for public benefit in and around Wells.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wells City Band
Answers Wells City Band gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Wells City Band's highest-paid staff paid?
Wells City Band's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Wells City Band as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Wells City Band's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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
Where it says it operates
Somerset
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; 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 Wells City Band registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Wells City Band yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Wells City Band.
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.
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The register data used for this profile lists Wells City Band as a registered charity (number 1206500) 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 Wells City Band's charity number?
Wells City Band's charity number is 1206500. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1206500?
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What does Wells City Band do?
Training and educating people of all ages and abilities from 8 years upwards to play brass musical instruments and perform a wide range of music for public benefit in and around Wells.
Does Wells City Band have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Wells City Band. 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 Wells City Band?
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How much is Wells City Band's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Wells City Band's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Wells City Band?
The register does not record Wells City Band as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Wells City Band's trustees paid?
Wells City Band's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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.
When was Wells City Band registered as a charity?
Wells City Band was entered on the register on 11 January 2024.