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The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.
The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust (number 509420) 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 British Motorcycle Charitable Trust do?
Assisting in the preservation of such British motorcycles as are of historic and scientific importance and providing for their display to the public.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust
Answers The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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.
Does The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The British Motorcycle Charitable 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 does not record The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Bmct
Previous names on the register
National Motor Cycle Museum LTD; The Motor Cycle At Meriden Limited; The Motor Cycle Museum At Meriden Limited
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 British Motorcycle Charitable Trust registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust as a registered charity (number 509420) 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 British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's charity number?
The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's charity number is 509420. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 509420?
Search 509420 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 British Motorcycle Charitable Trust do?
Assisting in the preservation of such British motorcycles as are of historic and scientific importance and providing for their display to the public.
Does The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The British Motorcycle 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 British Motorcycle Charitable Trust?
The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.bmct.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 British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 British Motorcycle Charitable Trust?
The register does not record The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's trustees paid?
The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust previously called?
The register lists these previous names for The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust: National Motor Cycle Museum LTD; The Motor Cycle At Meriden Limited; The Motor Cycle Museum At Meriden Limited.
When was The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust registered as a charity?
The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 7 December 1979.