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Purbeck Art Weeks Festival is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival (number 1140350) 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 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival do?
The PAW Festival aims to encourage appreciation of the arts across the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset area by staging a wide range of performances and art exhibitions. It encourages and promotes artists who live or work in Purbeck . We want to encourage younger people, support emerging artists, be adventurous and stimulate as well as inform as wide an audience as possible.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Purbeck Art Weeks Festival
Answers Purbeck Art Weeks Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's highest-paid staff paid?
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival 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
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Paw Festival
Previous names on the register
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival Limited
Where it says it operates
Dorset
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
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 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Purbeck Art Weeks Festival yet?
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Is Purbeck Art Weeks Festival a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Purbeck Art Weeks Festival as a registered charity (number 1140350) 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 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's charity number?
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's charity number is 1140350. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1140350?
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What does Purbeck Art Weeks Festival do?
The PAW Festival aims to encourage appreciation of the arts across the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset area by staging a wide range of performances and art exhibitions. It encourages and promotes artists who live or work in Purbeck . We want to encourage younger people, support emerging artists, be adventurous and stimulate as well as inform as wide an audience as possible.
Does Purbeck Art Weeks Festival have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Purbeck Art Weeks Festival. 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 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival?
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.purbeckartweeks.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 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival?
The register records Purbeck Art Weeks Festival 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 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's trustees paid?
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Purbeck Art Weeks Festival previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Purbeck Art Weeks Festival: Purbeck Art Weeks Festival Limited.
When was Purbeck Art Weeks Festival registered as a charity?
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival was entered on the register on 10 February 2011.