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title: "Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre — charity 1188956 | CharityCompare"
description: "Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre (charity 1188956): income £118k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile."
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Registered charity · No. 1188956CIO

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# Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, recreation.

Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated

[Visit charity website](http://www.lgfc.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1188956&subId=0)

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At a glance · official register

## What are the key facts about Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31

£117,857

Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31

£93,258

Registered charity number

1188956

Status in source extract

Registered

Charity type

CIO

Register contact address detail (not service area)

Ennerdale

Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)

Yes

Website

[www.lgfc.org.uk](http://www.lgfc.org.uk/)

Quick answer

Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre (number 1188956) 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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre do?

Low cost hostel accommodation for groups including schools, students, family and friends etc. Educational facilities with a large classroom, used by local primary schools.Dark Sky accreditation, runs Dark Sky events. Off-grid and supports sustainability. Power is from a hydro electric scheme, and heating is from a biomass boiler using wood locally sourced.

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

From the annual return

## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre

Answers Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

### How much are Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's highest-paid staff paid?

Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator)

Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

### Registration details

Registered as a charity

7 April 2020

Where it says it operates

Cumbria

## Who it supports and how it works

**Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Other Defined Groups.

**Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre registered for?

Education/trainingRecreation

## Why is there no Clarity Score for Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre.
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.
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## What should you check before donating to Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre?

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- 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.

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## Frequently asked questions

Is Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre a legitimate charity?

The register data used for this profile lists Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre as a registered charity (number 1188956) 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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's charity number?

Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's charity number is 1188956. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.

How do I check charity number 1188956?

Search 1188956 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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre do?

Low cost hostel accommodation for groups including schools, students, family and friends etc. Educational facilities with a large classroom, used by local primary schools.Dark Sky accreditation, runs Dark Sky events. Off-grid and supports sustainability. Power is from a hydro electric scheme, and heating is from a biomass boiler using wood locally sourced.

Does Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre have reviews and complaints?

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre. 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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre?

Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's website listed in our register data is http://www.lgfc.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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's chief executive paid?

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre?

The register records Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre 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 Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's trustees paid?

Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

When was Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre registered as a charity?

Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre was entered on the register on 7 April 2020.

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=1188956&subId=0).