--- title: "Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust — charity 1160142 | CharityCompare" description: "Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust (charity 1160142): income £52,049 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/winchester-chamber-music-festival-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T16:48:55.774Z 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. 1160142CIO WC # Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.winchesterchambermusic.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1160142&subId=0) Work at Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=winchester-chamber-music-festival-trust&type=claim&name=Winchester%20Chamber%20Music%20Festival%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30 £52,049 Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30 £57,325 Registered charity number 1160142 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Winchester Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.winchesterchambermusic.com](http://www.winchesterchambermusic.com/) Quick answer Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust (number 1160142) 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust do? To promote education and the arts for the public benefit, particularly by the presentation of the Winchester Chamber Music Festival. In the initial period, the Trustees have started the process of organising the 2016 Festival and setting up the Friends' scheme. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust Answers Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's highest-paid staff paid? Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 26 January 2015 Where it says it operates Hampshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Other Charitable Activities. 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust. 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust? - 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. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=winchester-chamber-music-festival-trust&type=claim&name=Winchester%20Chamber%20Music%20Festival%20Trust) [Visit charity website](http://www.winchesterchambermusic.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust as a registered charity (number 1160142) 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's charity number? Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's charity number is 1160142. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1160142? Search 1160142 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust do? To promote education and the arts for the public benefit, particularly by the presentation of the Winchester Chamber Music Festival. In the initial period, the Trustees have started the process of organising the 2016 Festival and setting up the Friends' scheme. Does Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Winchester Chamber Music Festival 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust? Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.winchesterchambermusic.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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust? The register records Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's trustees paid? Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust registered as a charity? Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust was entered on the register on 26 January 2015. 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=1160142&subId=0).