Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Old Kiln Museum CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Old Kiln Museum CIO (number 1200370) 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 Old Kiln Museum CIO do?
The Old Kiln Museum CIO owns and operates the Rural Life Living Museum, Farnham Surrey. The Museum was founded in 1973 by Madge and Henry Jackson. (Old Kiln Museum, then Rural Life Centre.) The CIO keeps and continues to develop the museum collection, operating the museum for the benefit of the public telling the story of how we lived, tools trades and professions in the English countryside.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Old Kiln Museum CIO
Answers Old Kiln Museum CIO 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 Old Kiln Museum CIO's highest-paid staff paid?
Old Kiln Museum CIO'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.
Where does Old Kiln Museum CIO's money come from?
Old Kiln Museum CIO reported £500k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £175k (35%), charitable activities £157k (31%), trading and fundraising events £102k (20%).
Donations and legacies£175k · 35%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£157k · 31%
Trading and fundraising events£102k · 20%
Investments£67k · 13%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
Old Kiln Museum CIO'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
Also known as
Rural Life Centre
Where it says it operates
Surrey
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.
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 Old Kiln Museum CIO registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Old Kiln Museum CIO yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Old Kiln Museum CIO.
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The register data used for this profile lists Old Kiln Museum CIO as a registered charity (number 1200370) 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 Old Kiln Museum CIO's charity number?
Old Kiln Museum CIO's charity number is 1200370. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1200370?
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What does Old Kiln Museum CIO do?
The Old Kiln Museum CIO owns and operates the Rural Life Living Museum, Farnham Surrey. The Museum was founded in 1973 by Madge and Henry Jackson. (Old Kiln Museum, then Rural Life Centre.) The CIO keeps and continues to develop the museum collection, operating the museum for the benefit of the public telling the story of how we lived, tools trades and professions in the English countryside.
Does Old Kiln Museum CIO have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Old Kiln Museum CIO. 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 Old Kiln Museum CIO?
Old Kiln Museum CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.rural-life.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 Old Kiln Museum CIO's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Old Kiln Museum CIO'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.
Where does Old Kiln Museum CIO's money come from?
Old Kiln Museum CIO reported £500k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £175k (35%), charitable activities £157k (31%), trading and fundraising events £102k (20%).
Are Old Kiln Museum CIO's trustees paid?
Old Kiln Museum CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Old Kiln Museum CIO registered as a charity?
Old Kiln Museum CIO was entered on the register on 14 September 2022.