--- title: "Worthing Music and Arts Festival — charity 1038211 | CharityCompare" description: "Worthing Music and Arts Festival (charity 1038211): income £43,480 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/worthing-music-and-arts-festival retrieved: 2026-10-07T23:17:29.672Z 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. 1038211 WM # Worthing Music and Arts Festival Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Worthing Music and Arts Festival 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.wmaaf.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1038211&subId=0) Work at Worthing Music and Arts Festival? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=worthing-music-and-arts-festival&type=claim&name=Worthing%20Music%20and%20Arts%20Festival) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Worthing Music and Arts Festival? Reported income · year ending 2025-05-30 £43,480 Reported spending · year ending 2025-05-30 £28,797 Registered charity number 1038211 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Worthing Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.wmaaf.co.uk](http://www.wmaaf.co.uk/) Quick answer Worthing Music and Arts Festival (number 1038211) 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival do? TO HOLD OR PROMOTE AN ANNUAL COMPETITIVE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL.TO ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, NOTABLY MUSIC, THE SPOKEN WORD AND DANCE. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Worthing Music and Arts Festival Answers Worthing Music and Arts Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Worthing Music and Arts Festival's highest-paid staff paid? Worthing Music and Arts Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 May 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Worthing Music and Arts Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 May 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 3 June 1994 Also known as Worthing Music Festival Previous names on the register Worthing Music Festival Association Where it says it operates East Sussex · Hampshire · Surrey · West Sussex ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space. 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Worthing Music and Arts Festival yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Worthing Music and Arts Festival. 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival? - 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=worthing-music-and-arts-festival&type=claim&name=Worthing%20Music%20and%20Arts%20Festival) [Visit charity website](http://www.wmaaf.co.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Worthing Music and Arts Festival a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Worthing Music and Arts Festival as a registered charity (number 1038211) 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival's charity number? Worthing Music and Arts Festival's charity number is 1038211. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1038211? Search 1038211 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival do? TO HOLD OR PROMOTE AN ANNUAL COMPETITIVE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL.TO ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, NOTABLY MUSIC, THE SPOKEN WORD AND DANCE. Does Worthing Music and Arts Festival have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Worthing Music and Arts Festival. 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival? Worthing Music and Arts Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.wmaaf.co.uk. 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Worthing Music and Arts Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 May 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 Worthing Music and Arts Festival? The register does not record Worthing Music and Arts Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Worthing Music and Arts Festival's trustees paid? Worthing Music and Arts Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 May 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. What was Worthing Music and Arts Festival previously called? The register lists this previous name for Worthing Music and Arts Festival: Worthing Music Festival Association. When was Worthing Music and Arts Festival registered as a charity? Worthing Music and Arts Festival was entered on the register on 3 June 1994. 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=1038211&subId=0).