--- title: "The Banbury Museum Trust — charity 1153109 | CharityCompare" description: "The Banbury Museum Trust (charity 1153109): income £647k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-banbury-museum-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T17:41:44.522Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1153109CIO BM # The Banbury Museum Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Banbury Museum Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.banburymuseum.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1153109&subId=0) Work at The Banbury Museum Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-banbury-museum-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Banbury%20Museum%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Banbury Museum Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £646,680 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £639,317 Registered charity number 1153109 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Castle Quay Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.banburymuseum.org](http://www.banburymuseum.org/) Quick answer The Banbury Museum Trust (number 1153109) 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 Banbury Museum Trust do? Banbury Museum is a purpose built museum, which displays historic collections relating to North Oxfordshire and beyond, and temporary exhibitions. The Museum engages a broad audience through an extensive programme of educational activities and also engages in historical research of both activities and collections. It offers professional museum advice to other museums and heritage projects. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Banbury Museum Trust Answers The Banbury Museum Trust 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 The Banbury Museum Trust's highest-paid staff paid? The Banbury Museum Trust'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 The Banbury Museum Trust's money come from? The Banbury Museum Trust reported £647k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £481k (74%), trading and fundraising events £135k (21%), donations and legacies £26k (4%). - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£481k · 74% - Trading and fundraising events£135k · 21% - Donations and legacies£26k · 4% - Investments£4,254 · 1% ### Does The Banbury Museum Trust receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for The Banbury Museum Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. The Banbury Museum Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Banbury Museum Trust 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Banbury Museum Trust'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 29 July 2013 Where it says it operates Buckinghamshire · Gloucestershire · Northamptonshire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; 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 The Banbury Museum Trust registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Banbury Museum Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Banbury Museum Trust. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Banbury Museum Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Banbury Museum Trust's charity number? The Banbury Museum Trust's charity number is 1153109. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1153109? Search 1153109 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 The Banbury Museum Trust do? Banbury Museum is a purpose built museum, which displays historic collections relating to North Oxfordshire and beyond, and temporary exhibitions. The Museum engages a broad audience through an extensive programme of educational activities and also engages in historical research of both activities and collections. It offers professional museum advice to other museums and heritage projects. Does The Banbury Museum Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Banbury 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 The Banbury Museum Trust? The Banbury Museum Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.banburymuseum.org. 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 Banbury Museum Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Banbury Museum Trust'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 The Banbury Museum Trust's money come from? The Banbury Museum Trust reported £647k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £481k (74%), trading and fundraising events £135k (21%), donations and legacies £26k (4%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Banbury Museum Trust? The register records The Banbury Museum Trust 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 The Banbury Museum Trust's trustees paid? The Banbury Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Banbury Museum Trust registered as a charity? The Banbury Museum Trust was entered on the register on 29 July 2013. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1153109&subId=0).