Backlit (number 1167258) 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 Backlit do?
The objects of the charity are to advance education in the fields of visual, creative and applied arts by the establishment and maintenance of an art gallery and in particular the provision of studies and galleries where art may be practiced, created and exhibited and public exhibitions of art for the benefit of the public.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Backlit
Answers Backlit gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Backlit's highest-paid staff paid?
Backlit's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
Where does Backlit's money come from?
Backlit reported £909k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £831k (91%), donations and legacies £78k (9%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£831k · 91%
Donations and legacies£78k · 9%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Backlit as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Backlit's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Backlit registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Backlit yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Backlit.
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The register data used for this profile lists Backlit as a registered charity (number 1167258) 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 Backlit's charity number?
Backlit's charity number is 1167258. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1167258?
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What does Backlit do?
The objects of the charity are to advance education in the fields of visual, creative and applied arts by the establishment and maintenance of an art gallery and in particular the provision of studies and galleries where art may be practiced, created and exhibited and public exhibitions of art for the benefit of the public.
Does Backlit have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Backlit. 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 Backlit?
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How much is Backlit's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Backlit's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
Where does Backlit's money come from?
Backlit reported £909k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £831k (91%), donations and legacies £78k (9%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Backlit?
The register does not record Backlit as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Backlit's trustees paid?
Backlit's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Backlit registered as a charity?
Backlit was entered on the register on 20 May 2016. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08329205).