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Registered charity · No. 1164091CIO

Museum of Homelessness

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Museum of Homelessness is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Museum of Homelessness?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£314,069
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£416,269
Registered charity number
1164091
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
The Manor House Lodge
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Museum of Homelessness (number 1164091) 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 Museum of Homelessness do?

Museum of Homelessness has been created by people with direct experience of homelessness to educate on homelessness and make social change. The museum is building the national collection for homelessness and carries out independent research and campaigning to fight injustice. The museum provides direct, practical support to people experiencing homelessness addiction and poverty.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Museum of Homelessness

Answers Museum of Homelessness 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 Museum of Homelessness's highest-paid staff paid?

Museum of Homelessness'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 does not record Museum of Homelessness as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Museum of Homelessness'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
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

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

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 Museum of Homelessness registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Museum of Homelessness yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Museum of Homelessness. 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 Museum of Homelessness a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Museum of Homelessness as a registered charity (number 1164091) 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 Museum of Homelessness's charity number?
Museum of Homelessness's charity number is 1164091. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1164091?
Search 1164091 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 Museum of Homelessness do?
Museum of Homelessness has been created by people with direct experience of homelessness to educate on homelessness and make social change. The museum is building the national collection for homelessness and carries out independent research and campaigning to fight injustice. The museum provides direct, practical support to people experiencing homelessness addiction and poverty.
Does Museum of Homelessness have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Museum of Homelessness. 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 Museum of Homelessness?
Museum of Homelessness's website listed in our register data is http://www.museumofhomelessness.org. 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 Museum of Homelessness's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Museum of Homelessness'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 Museum of Homelessness?
The register does not record Museum of Homelessness as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Museum of Homelessness's trustees paid?
Museum of Homelessness's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Museum of Homelessness registered as a charity?
Museum of Homelessness was entered on the register on 23 October 2015.

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.