The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust
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The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.
The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust (number 1170947) 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 Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust do?
The objective of the The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust is to advance education in lifts and escalator and related technologies. The Trust brings together experts from the field of vertical transportation, offering opportunities for speakers to present peer reviewed papers on the subject of their research. Papers are published open-source on the Trust's web site.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust
Answers The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 does not record The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · China
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; 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 Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust registered for?
Education/training
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Is The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust as a registered charity (number 1170947) 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 Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's charity number?
The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's charity number is 1170947. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust do?
The objective of the The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust is to advance education in lifts and escalator and related technologies. The Trust brings together experts from the field of vertical transportation, offering opportunities for speakers to present peer reviewed papers on the subject of their research. Papers are published open-source on the Trust's web site.
Does The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust?
The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's website listed in our register data is https://liftsymposium.org/. 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 Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust?
The register does not record The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's trustees paid?
The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust registered as a charity?
The Lift and Escalator Symposium Educational Trust was entered on the register on 3 January 2017.