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Registered charity · No. 1200607CIO

The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust

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The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£270,323
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£161,829
Registered charity number
1200607
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
The Keep
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust (number 1200607) 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 Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust do?

The Charity governs The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester, in succession to The Devon and Dorset Military Museums Charity (1054956)

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust

Answers The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 records The Dorchester Keep Military 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

The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Bournemouth · Devon · Dorset · Plymouth City · Poole · Torbay

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

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 Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Dorchester Keep Military 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust as a registered charity (number 1200607) 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 Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's charity number?
The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's charity number is 1200607. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1200607?
Search 1200607 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 Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust do?
The Charity governs The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester, in succession to The Devon and Dorset Military Museums Charity (1054956)
Does The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Dorchester Keep Military 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 Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust?
The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.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 Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust?
The register records The Dorchester Keep Military 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 Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's trustees paid?
The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust registered as a charity?
The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust was entered on the register on 7 October 2022.

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.