Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Historic Towns Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.
The Historic Towns Trust (number 1160040) 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 Historic Towns Trust do?
The advancement of education and knowledge through the support and promotion of research into the history and topography of cities and towns in Great Britain and by the dissemination of the results of such research, in particular by the publication of historic town atlases and other maps and related works.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Historic Towns Trust
Answers The Historic Towns Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Historic Towns Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The Historic Towns Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Historic Towns 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 Historic Towns Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Historic Towns Trust
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: 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.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 1160040. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Historic Towns Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Historic Towns 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.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Historic Towns Trust as a registered charity (number 1160040) 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 Historic Towns Trust's charity number?
The Historic Towns Trust's charity number is 1160040. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1160040?
Search 1160040 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 Historic Towns Trust do?
The advancement of education and knowledge through the support and promotion of research into the history and topography of cities and towns in Great Britain and by the dissemination of the results of such research, in particular by the publication of historic town atlases and other maps and related works.
Does The Historic Towns Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Historic Towns 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 Historic Towns Trust?
The Historic Towns Trust's website listed in our register data is https://www.historictownstrust.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 Historic Towns Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Historic Towns Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Historic Towns Trust?
The register records The Historic Towns 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 Historic Towns Trust's trustees paid?
The Historic Towns Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Historic Towns Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Historic Towns Trust: Historic Towns Trust.
When was The Historic Towns Trust registered as a charity?
The Historic Towns Trust was entered on the register on 20 January 2015.