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The Excelsior Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.
The Excelsior Trust (number 285899) 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 Excelsior Trust do?
Acquiring, maintaining and restoring the Lowestoft Smack "Excelsior" LT472 and providing facilities for young people to sail thereby maintaining their maritime heritage
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Excelsior Trust
Answers The Excelsior Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 November 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Excelsior Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The Excelsior Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 November 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 Excelsior 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 Excelsior Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Excelsior Trust registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Excelsior Trust yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists The Excelsior Trust as a registered charity (number 285899) 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 Excelsior Trust's charity number?
The Excelsior Trust's charity number is 285899. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 285899?
Search 285899 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 Excelsior Trust do?
Acquiring, maintaining and restoring the Lowestoft Smack "Excelsior" LT472 and providing facilities for young people to sail thereby maintaining their maritime heritage
Does The Excelsior Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Excelsior 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 Excelsior Trust?
The Excelsior Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.excelsiortrust.co.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 Excelsior Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Excelsior Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 November 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 Excelsior Trust?
The register records The Excelsior 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 Excelsior Trust's trustees paid?
The Excelsior Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Excelsior Trust registered as a charity?
The Excelsior Trust was entered on the register on 2 February 1983. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01670772).