Hampshire Cultural Trust (number 1158583) 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 Hampshire Cultural Trust do?
The trust champions world-class culture and exists to showcase, connect and empower Hampshire's creative economy. The charity works collaboratively to bring organisations, people and ideas together for greater impact.Our visionWe will strive to be the champion of world-class culture in Hampshire Our missionTo showcase, connect and empower Hampshire?s culture and creative economy
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Hampshire Cultural Trust
Answers Hampshire Cultural Trust 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 Hampshire Cultural Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Hampshire Cultural Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£120,001–£130,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
2
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Hampshire Cultural Trust's money come from?
Hampshire Cultural Trust reported £9.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.3m (81%), trading and fundraising events £1.6m (17%), donations and legacies £170k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £10k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£7.3m · 81%
Trading and fundraising events£1.6m · 17%
Donations and legacies£170k · 2%
Investments£50k · 1%
Does Hampshire Cultural Trust receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Hampshire Cultural Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Hampshire Cultural Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Hampshire Cultural Trust 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
Hampshire Cultural Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
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 Hampshire Cultural Trust registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Hampshire Cultural Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Hampshire Cultural Trust.
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The register data used for this profile lists Hampshire Cultural Trust as a registered charity (number 1158583) 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 Hampshire Cultural Trust's charity number?
Hampshire Cultural Trust's charity number is 1158583. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1158583?
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What does Hampshire Cultural Trust do?
The trust champions world-class culture and exists to showcase, connect and empower Hampshire's creative economy. The charity works collaboratively to bring organisations, people and ideas together for greater impact.Our visionWe will strive to be the champion of world-class culture in Hampshire Our missionTo showcase, connect and empower Hampshire?s culture and creative economy
Does Hampshire Cultural Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hampshire Cultural Trust. 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 Hampshire Cultural Trust?
Hampshire Cultural Trust's website listed in our register data is https://www.hampshireculture.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 Hampshire Cultural Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Hampshire Cultural Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee). 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 Hampshire Cultural Trust's money come from?
Hampshire Cultural Trust reported £9.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.3m (81%), trading and fundraising events £1.6m (17%), donations and legacies £170k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £10k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Hampshire Cultural Trust?
The register records Hampshire Cultural Trust 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 Hampshire Cultural Trust's trustees paid?
Hampshire Cultural Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
When was Hampshire Cultural Trust registered as a charity?
Hampshire Cultural Trust was entered on the register on 16 September 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08986225).