--- title: "The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited — charity 1061693 | CharityCompare" description: "The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited (charity 1061693): income £322k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-hollycombe-working-steam-museum-limited retrieved: 2026-10-09T03:06:28.363Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1061693Charitable company HW # The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1061693&subId=0) Work at The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-hollycombe-working-steam-museum-limited&type=claim&name=The%20Hollycombe%20Working%20Steam%20Museum%20Limited) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited? Reported income · year ending 2025-02-28 £321,831 Reported spending · year ending 2025-02-28 £245,709 Registered charity number 1061693 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) 38 Newtown Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.hollycombe.co.uk](http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/) Quick answer The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited (number 1061693) 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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited do? To assemble at Hollycombe a comprehensive collection of working steam engines and equipment performing, so far as possible, their original functions Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited Answers The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 28 February 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's highest-paid staff paid? The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's annual return for the year ending 28 February 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. ### Does The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited 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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 7 April 1997 Company number [03099322](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03099322) (Companies House) Also known as Hollycombe Steam Collection Where it says it operates Hampshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space. 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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited registered for? Environment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited as a registered charity (number 1061693) 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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's charity number? The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's charity number is 1061693. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1061693? Search 1061693 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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited do? To assemble at Hollycombe a comprehensive collection of working steam engines and equipment performing, so far as possible, their original functions Does The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum 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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited? The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.hollycombe.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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's annual return for the year ending 28 February 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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited? The register records The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum 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 Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's trustees paid? The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. When was The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited registered as a charity? The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum Limited was entered on the register on 7 April 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03099322). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1061693&subId=0).