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The Athenaeum is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
The Athenaeum (number 224187) 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 The Athenaeum do?
Heversham Parish Council hold The Athenaeum on trust as and for a public hall for the inhabitants of the Parish of Heversham without distinction of political, religious or other opinions including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the objectof improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Athenaeum
Answers The Athenaeum gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Athenaeum's highest-paid staff paid?
The Athenaeum's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 The Athenaeum as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Athenaeum's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Cumbria
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: 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 The Athenaeum registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Athenaeum yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Athenaeum.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Athenaeum as a registered charity (number 224187) 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 The Athenaeum's charity number?
The Athenaeum's charity number is 224187. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 224187?
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What does The Athenaeum do?
Heversham Parish Council hold The Athenaeum on trust as and for a public hall for the inhabitants of the Parish of Heversham without distinction of political, religious or other opinions including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the objectof improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.
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CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Athenaeum. 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 The Athenaeum?
The Athenaeum's website listed in our register data is https://the-athenaeum.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 The Athenaeum's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Athenaeum's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 The Athenaeum?
The register does not record The Athenaeum as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Athenaeum's trustees paid?
The Athenaeum's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Athenaeum registered as a charity?
The Athenaeum was entered on the register on 31 December 1963.