--- title: "The Borrows Charitable Trust — charity 1140591 | CharityCompare" description: "The Borrows Charitable Trust (charity 1140591): income £478k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-borrows-charitable-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T21:00:50.834Z 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. 1140591Trust BC # The Borrows Charitable Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Borrows Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.shipleys.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1140591&subId=0) Work at The Borrows Charitable Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-borrows-charitable-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Borrows%20Charitable%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Borrows Charitable Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £478,262 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £741,916 Registered charity number 1140591 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust Register contact address detail (not service area) 5 Godalming Business Centre Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.shipleys.com](http://www.shipleys.com/) Quick answer The Borrows Charitable Trust (number 1140591) 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 Borrows Charitable Trust do? Grant making Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Borrows Charitable Trust Answers The Borrows Charitable 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”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record The Borrows Charitable Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. The Borrows Charitable 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 25 February 2011 Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations. 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 Borrows Charitable Trust registered for? General Charitable Purposes ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Borrows Charitable Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Borrows Charitable 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 Borrows Charitable Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-borrows-charitable-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Borrows%20Charitable%20Trust) [Visit charity website](http://www.shipleys.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is The Borrows Charitable Trust a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The Borrows Charitable Trust as a registered charity (number 1140591) 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 Borrows Charitable Trust's charity number? The Borrows Charitable Trust's charity number is 1140591. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1140591? Search 1140591 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 Borrows Charitable Trust do? Grant making Does The Borrows Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Borrows Charitable 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 Borrows Charitable Trust? The Borrows Charitable Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.shipleys.com. 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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Borrows Charitable Trust? The register does not record The Borrows Charitable Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are The Borrows Charitable Trust's trustees paid? The Borrows Charitable 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 Borrows Charitable Trust registered as a charity? The Borrows Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 25 February 2011. 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=1140591&subId=0).