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The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited

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The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£277,083
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£240,699
Registered charity number
900287
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Bridport Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited (number 900287) 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited do?

The principal activity of the charity is the advancement of public education in the natural history and geology of Dorset.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited

Answers The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited'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 records The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited'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
Company number
02447393 (Companies House)
Also known as
Derc; Dorset Environmental Records Centre
Where it says it operates
Dorset

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited registered for?

Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited. 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited as a registered charity (number 900287) 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited's charity number?
The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited's charity number is 900287. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 900287?
Search 900287 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited do?
The principal activity of the charity is the advancement of public education in the natural history and geology of Dorset.
Does The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited. 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited?
The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.derc.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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited'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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited?
The register records The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited 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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited's trustees paid?
The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited'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 Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited registered as a charity?
The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited was entered on the register on 12 January 1990. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02447393).

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.