--- title: "The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust — charity 285618 | CharityCompare" description: "The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust (charity 285618). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-michael-murray-arts-crafts-trades-skills-trust retrieved: 2026-10-09T16:25:29.091Z 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. 285618Trust MM # The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=285618&subId=0) Work at The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-michael-murray-arts-crafts-trades-skills-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Michael%20Murray%20Arts%20Crafts%20Trades%20Skills%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £0 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £0 Registered charity number 285618 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust Register contact address detail (not service area) Cromarty Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust (number 285618) 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 Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust do? This small charity disseminates a 'learning-by-doing' experience of making, via low-tech, environmentally sustainable & creative means, in order to benefit those who wish to deepen their own innate skills capacity. This was the ethos of the late Michael Murray, craftsman, who formed the trust to help empower and raise people's confidence in the use of their own hands. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust Answers The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 15 November 1982 Also known as Acts Trust; Michael Murray Acts Trust; The Acts Trust; The Open Travelling Workshop; The Open Workshop Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales · Scotland ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; 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. ## What causes is The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills 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. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust? - 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. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust as a registered charity (number 285618) 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 Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust's charity number? The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust's charity number is 285618. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 285618? Search 285618 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 Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust do? This small charity disseminates a 'learning-by-doing' experience of making, via low-tech, environmentally sustainable & creative means, in order to benefit those who wish to deepen their own innate skills capacity. This was the ethos of the late Michael Murray, craftsman, who formed the trust to help empower and raise people's confidence in the use of their own hands. Does The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills 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 Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust? The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust? The register does not record The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. When was The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust registered as a charity? The Michael Murray Arts Crafts Trades Skills Trust was entered on the register on 15 November 1982. 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=285618&subId=0).