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The Gurkha Museum Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.
The Gurkha Museum Trust (number 1169920) 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 Gurkha Museum Trust do?
The purpose of the Charity is to oversee the running of the Gurkha Museum based in Winchester and this includes the preservation and maintenance of the Brigade Collection and the upholding of the traditions and ethos of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Gurkha Museum Trust
Answers The Gurkha Museum Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Gurkha Museum Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The Gurkha Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Gurkha Museum Trust's money come from?
The Gurkha Museum Trust reported £923k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were charitable activities £395k (43%), donations and legacies £373k (40%), trading and fundraising events £135k (15%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £10k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£395k · 43%
Donations and legacies£373k · 40%
Trading and fundraising events£135k · 15%
Investments£19k · 2%
Does The Gurkha Museum Trust receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Gurkha Museum Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Gurkha Museum Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Gurkha 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 Gurkha Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
The Gurkha Museum
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 Gurkha Museum Trust registered for?
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The register data used for this profile lists The Gurkha Museum Trust as a registered charity (number 1169920) 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 Gurkha Museum Trust's charity number?
The Gurkha Museum Trust's charity number is 1169920. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1169920?
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What does The Gurkha Museum Trust do?
The purpose of the Charity is to oversee the running of the Gurkha Museum based in Winchester and this includes the preservation and maintenance of the Brigade Collection and the upholding of the traditions and ethos of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
Does The Gurkha Museum Trust have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to The Gurkha Museum Trust?
The Gurkha Museum Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.thegurkhamuseum.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 Gurkha Museum Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Gurkha Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (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 Gurkha Museum Trust's money come from?
The Gurkha Museum Trust reported £923k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were charitable activities £395k (43%), donations and legacies £373k (40%), trading and fundraising events £135k (15%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £10k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Gurkha Museum Trust?
The register records The Gurkha 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 Gurkha Museum Trust's trustees paid?
The Gurkha Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Gurkha Museum Trust registered as a charity?
The Gurkha Museum Trust was entered on the register on 26 October 2016.