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Hook Choral Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Hook Choral Society (number 800686) 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 Hook Choral Society do?
Open rehearsals of choral music for all ages and abilities, culminating in public performances; together with encouragement of appreciating variety of music for wide spectrum of singers and audiences in area; including work with youth, elderly and unwell and assistance with Singing for the Brain charity.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Hook Choral Society
Answers Hook Choral Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 April 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Hook Choral Society's highest-paid staff paid?
Hook Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Hook Choral Society 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
Hook Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Hook and District Choral Society
Where it says it operates
Bracknell Forest · West Berkshire · Reading · Slough · Windsor and Maidenhead · Wokingham · Hampshire · Surrey
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Human Resources.
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 Hook Choral Society registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Hook Choral Society yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Hook Choral Society.
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The register data used for this profile lists Hook Choral Society as a registered charity (number 800686) 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 Hook Choral Society's charity number?
Hook Choral Society's charity number is 800686. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 800686?
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What does Hook Choral Society do?
Open rehearsals of choral music for all ages and abilities, culminating in public performances; together with encouragement of appreciating variety of music for wide spectrum of singers and audiences in area; including work with youth, elderly and unwell and assistance with Singing for the Brain charity.
Does Hook Choral Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hook Choral Society. 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 Hook Choral Society?
Hook Choral Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.hookchoralsociety.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 Hook Choral Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Hook Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Hook Choral Society?
The register records Hook Choral Society 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 Hook Choral Society's trustees paid?
Hook Choral Society's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Hook Choral Society previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Hook Choral Society: Hook and District Choral Society.
When was Hook Choral Society registered as a charity?
Hook Choral Society was entered on the register on 6 January 1989.