Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Winchester City Festival Choir is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation.
Winchester City Festival Choir (number 264859) 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 City Festival Choir do?
This is an amateur Choral Society which meets weekly during term times to rehearse choral works for performances in January/February each year and with other local choirs, as part of the Hampshire Choral Festival in May.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Winchester City Festival Choir
Answers Winchester City Festival Choir 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 Winchester City Festival Choir's highest-paid staff paid?
Winchester City Festival Choir'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 Winchester City Festival Choir 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
Winchester City Festival Choir'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
Previous names on the register
Winchester Singers
Where it says it operates
Hampshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: 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 City Festival Choir registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for Winchester City Festival Choir yet?
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Is Winchester City Festival Choir a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Winchester City Festival Choir as a registered charity (number 264859) 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 City Festival Choir's charity number?
Winchester City Festival Choir's charity number is 264859. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 264859?
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What does Winchester City Festival Choir do?
This is an amateur Choral Society which meets weekly during term times to rehearse choral works for performances in January/February each year and with other local choirs, as part of the Hampshire Choral Festival in May.
Does Winchester City Festival Choir have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Winchester City Festival Choir. 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 City Festival Choir?
Winchester City Festival Choir's website listed in our register data is http://www.wcfchoir.org. 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 City Festival Choir's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Winchester City Festival Choir'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 Winchester City Festival Choir?
The register records Winchester City Festival Choir 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 City Festival Choir's trustees paid?
Winchester City Festival Choir's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Winchester City Festival Choir previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Winchester City Festival Choir: Winchester Singers.
When was Winchester City Festival Choir registered as a charity?
Winchester City Festival Choir was entered on the register on 14 December 1972.