Portland Museum Trust (number 1132576) 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 Portland Museum Trust do?
The advancement of the education of the public by providing and maintaining a museum of artefacts and specimens relating to the natural sciences, natural history, archaeology, literature, music, the fine art and decorative arts, antiquities and local history relating in particular to the Island of Portland.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Portland Museum Trust
Answers Portland Museum Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Portland Museum Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Portland Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Portland Museum Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Portland Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Portland Museum Trust registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Portland Museum Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Portland Museum Trust.
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The register data used for this profile lists Portland Museum Trust as a registered charity (number 1132576) 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 Portland Museum Trust's charity number?
Portland Museum Trust's charity number is 1132576. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1132576?
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What does Portland Museum Trust do?
The advancement of the education of the public by providing and maintaining a museum of artefacts and specimens relating to the natural sciences, natural history, archaeology, literature, music, the fine art and decorative arts, antiquities and local history relating in particular to the Island of Portland.
Does Portland Museum Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Portland 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 Portland Museum Trust?
Portland Museum Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.portlandmuseum.co.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 Portland Museum Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Portland Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Portland Museum Trust?
The register does not record Portland Museum Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Portland Museum Trust's trustees paid?
Portland Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Portland Museum Trust registered as a charity?
Portland Museum Trust was entered on the register on 7 November 2009. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06292060).