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Registered charity · No. 285535

Rushden Historical Transport Society

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Rushden Historical Transport Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Rushden Historical Transport Society?

Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30
£397,449
Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30
£381,858
Registered charity number
285535
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
The Station
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.rhts.co.uk

Quick answer

Rushden Historical Transport Society (number 285535) 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 Rushden Historical Transport Society do?

Establishment and operation of a transport musuem and Heritage Railway

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Rushden Historical Transport Society

Answers Rushden Historical Transport Society 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 Rushden Historical Transport Society's highest-paid staff paid?

Rushden Historical Transport Society'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 does not record Rushden Historical Transport Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Rushden Historical Transport Society'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
Where it says it operates
Northamptonshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: 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 Rushden Historical Transport Society registered for?

Environment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Rushden Historical Transport Society yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Rushden Historical Transport Society. 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 Rushden Historical Transport Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Rushden Historical Transport Society as a registered charity (number 285535) 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 Rushden Historical Transport Society's charity number?
Rushden Historical Transport Society's charity number is 285535. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 285535?
Search 285535 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 Rushden Historical Transport Society do?
Establishment and operation of a transport musuem and Heritage Railway
Does Rushden Historical Transport Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Rushden Historical Transport Society. 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 Rushden Historical Transport Society?
Rushden Historical Transport Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.rhts.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 Rushden Historical Transport Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Rushden Historical Transport Society'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 Rushden Historical Transport Society?
The register does not record Rushden Historical Transport Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Rushden Historical Transport Society's trustees paid?
Rushden Historical Transport Society's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Rushden Historical Transport Society registered as a charity?
Rushden Historical Transport Society was entered on the register on 20 October 1982.

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.