--- title: "Winchester City Festival Choir — charity 264859 | CharityCompare" description: "Winchester City Festival Choir (charity 264859): income £18,948 (2026). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/winchester-city-festival-choir retrieved: 2026-10-07T16:07:27.824Z 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. 264859 WC # Winchester City Festival Choir 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. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.wcfchoir.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=264859&subId=0) Work at Winchester City Festival Choir? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=winchester-city-festival-choir&type=claim&name=Winchester%20City%20Festival%20Choir) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Winchester City Festival Choir? Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31 £18,948 Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31 £17,084 Registered charity number 264859 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Winchester Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.wcfchoir.org](http://www.wcfchoir.org/) Quick answer 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) 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 14 December 1972 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? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceRecreation ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Winchester City Festival Choir yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Winchester City Festival Choir. 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 City Festival Choir? - 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. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=winchester-city-festival-choir&type=claim&name=Winchester%20City%20Festival%20Choir) [Visit charity website](http://www.wcfchoir.org/) ## Frequently asked questions 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? Search 264859 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 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. 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=264859&subId=0).