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Registered charity · No. 266880CIO

The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust

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The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include accommodation/housing, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£150,232
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£217,509
Registered charity number
266880
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Union Place
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust (number 266880) 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 Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust do?

The preservation and restoration of buildings of architectural or historic interest anywhere within Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. The charity operates on a rolling fund basis, by utilising its funds to buy, restore and sell. In the light of the increasingly difficult property market, greater emphasis will in future be put on working in partnership.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust

Answers The Cornwall Buildings Preservation 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 Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Cornwall Buildings Preservation 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.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Cornwall Buildings Preservation 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
Also known as
Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust LTD
Where it says it operates
Cornwall · Isles of Scilly

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust registered for?

Accommodation/housingEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Cornwall Buildings Preservation 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust as a registered charity (number 266880) 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 Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust's charity number?
The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust's charity number is 266880. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 266880?
Search 266880 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 Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust do?
The preservation and restoration of buildings of architectural or historic interest anywhere within Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. The charity operates on a rolling fund basis, by utilising its funds to buy, restore and sell. In the light of the increasingly difficult property market, greater emphasis will in future be put on working in partnership.
Does The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Cornwall Buildings Preservation 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 Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust?
The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.cornwallbpt.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 Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Cornwall Buildings Preservation 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust?
The register does not record The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust's trustees paid?
The Cornwall Buildings Preservation 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 Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust registered as a charity?
The Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust was entered on the register on 28 January 1974.

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.