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The Garage Trust Limited

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The Garage Trust Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about The Garage Trust Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£1,724,366
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£1,797,079
Registered charity number
1098975
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
14 Chapel Field North
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Garage Trust Limited (number 1098975) 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 Garage Trust Limited do?

The Garage is a performing arts venue in Norwich, supporting artists, audiences and young people across Norfolk and beyond. We programme professional performance, support artists to make work and deliver dance, drama and music participation activities for all ages. We place an emphasis on talent progression and engaging disadvantaged or vulnerable young people with least access to the arts.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Garage Trust Limited

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

How much are The Garage Trust Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

The Garage Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Garage Trust Limited's money come from?

The Garage Trust Limited reported £1.7m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.5m (89%), other income £139k (8%), donations and legacies £48k (3%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.5m · 89%
  • Other income£139k · 8%
  • Donations and legacies£48k · 3%
  • Investments£10k · 1%

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

The register records The Garage Trust 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 Garage Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04510240 (Companies House)
Also known as
The Garage
Previous names on the register
The Academy Trust (Norfolk)
Where it says it operates
Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; 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 Garage Trust Limited registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Garage Trust Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Garage Trust 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

What should you check before donating to The Garage Trust Limited?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Garage Trust Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Garage Trust Limited as a registered charity (number 1098975) 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 Garage Trust Limited's charity number?
The Garage Trust Limited's charity number is 1098975. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1098975?
Search 1098975 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 Garage Trust Limited do?
The Garage is a performing arts venue in Norwich, supporting artists, audiences and young people across Norfolk and beyond. We programme professional performance, support artists to make work and deliver dance, drama and music participation activities for all ages. We place an emphasis on talent progression and engaging disadvantaged or vulnerable young people with least access to the arts.
Does The Garage Trust Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Garage Trust 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 Garage Trust Limited?
The Garage Trust Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.thegarage.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 Garage Trust Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Garage Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). 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.
Where does The Garage Trust Limited's money come from?
The Garage Trust Limited reported £1.7m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.5m (89%), other income £139k (8%), donations and legacies £48k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Garage Trust Limited?
The register records The Garage Trust 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 Garage Trust Limited's trustees paid?
The Garage Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Garage Trust Limited previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Garage Trust Limited: The Academy Trust (Norfolk).
When was The Garage Trust Limited registered as a charity?
The Garage Trust Limited was entered on the register on 13 August 2003. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04510240).

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.