--- title: "Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust — charity 1018947 | CharityCompare" description: "Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust (charity 1018947): income £27,619 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/octavia-hill-birthplace-museum-trust retrieved: 2026-10-06T17:31:28.007Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1018947Charitable company OH # Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.octaviahill.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1018947&subId=0) Work at Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=octavia-hill-birthplace-museum-trust&type=claim&name=Octavia%20Hill%20Birthplace%20Museum%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05 £27,619 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05 £60,936 Registered charity number 1018947 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Wisbech Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.octaviahill.org](http://www.octaviahill.org/) Quick answer Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust (number 1018947) 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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust do? The Trust owns and maintains Octavia Hill's Birthplace House in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, a Grade II* Listed Georgian Building which contains exhibits, displays and archives of the life and work of Octavia Hill (1838 - 1912).Within the Birthplace House there are two cottages containing three Incubator Office Units, a Tearoom, and Shop which are leased to and operated by Octavia Hill Trading Ltd. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust Answers Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's highest-paid staff paid? Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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. ### Does Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum 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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 19 March 1993 Company number [02797996](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02797996) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Cambridgeshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body. 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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - 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. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=octavia-hill-birthplace-museum-trust&type=claim&name=Octavia%20Hill%20Birthplace%20Museum%20Trust) [Visit charity website](http://www.octaviahill.org/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust as a registered charity (number 1018947) 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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's charity number? Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's charity number is 1018947. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1018947? Search 1018947 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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust do? The Trust owns and maintains Octavia Hill's Birthplace House in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, a Grade II* Listed Georgian Building which contains exhibits, displays and archives of the life and work of Octavia Hill (1838 - 1912).Within the Birthplace House there are two cottages containing three Incubator Office Units, a Tearoom, and Shop which are leased to and operated by Octavia Hill Trading Ltd. Does Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum 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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust? Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.octaviahill.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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust? The register records Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum 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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's trustees paid? Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust registered as a charity? Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust was entered on the register on 19 March 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02797996). 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=1018947&subId=0).