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Registered charity · No. 1188568CIO

Carisbrooke Castle Museum

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Carisbrooke Castle Museum is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Carisbrooke Castle Museum?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£82,262
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£90,628
Registered charity number
1188568
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Castle Hill
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.carisbrookecastlemuseum.org.uk

Quick answer

Carisbrooke Castle Museum (number 1188568) 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 Carisbrooke Castle Museum do?

The CIO exists to promote the education of the public in the history of Carisbrooke Castle and the Isle of Wight by the provision of a museum for the maintenance and public exhibition of a collection of objects, artefacts, specimens, books and documents and pictures and the extension, enhancement, conservation and maintenance of the collection.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Carisbrooke Castle Museum

Answers Carisbrooke Castle Museum 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 Carisbrooke Castle Museum's highest-paid staff paid?

Carisbrooke Castle Museum'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.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Carisbrooke Castle Museum 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

Carisbrooke Castle Museum's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Isle of Wight

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

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 Carisbrooke Castle Museum registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Carisbrooke Castle Museum yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Carisbrooke Castle Museum. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Carisbrooke Castle Museum a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Carisbrooke Castle Museum as a registered charity (number 1188568) 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 Carisbrooke Castle Museum's charity number?
Carisbrooke Castle Museum's charity number is 1188568. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1188568?
Search 1188568 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 Carisbrooke Castle Museum do?
The CIO exists to promote the education of the public in the history of Carisbrooke Castle and the Isle of Wight by the provision of a museum for the maintenance and public exhibition of a collection of objects, artefacts, specimens, books and documents and pictures and the extension, enhancement, conservation and maintenance of the collection.
Does Carisbrooke Castle Museum have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Carisbrooke Castle Museum. 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 Carisbrooke Castle Museum?
Carisbrooke Castle Museum's website listed in our register data is http://www.carisbrookecastlemuseum.org.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 Carisbrooke Castle Museum's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Carisbrooke Castle Museum'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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Carisbrooke Castle Museum?
The register records Carisbrooke Castle Museum 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 Carisbrooke Castle Museum's trustees paid?
Carisbrooke Castle Museum's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Carisbrooke Castle Museum registered as a charity?
Carisbrooke Castle Museum was entered on the register on 16 March 2020.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.