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The Museum Bridport Dorset

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The Museum Bridport Dorset is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about The Museum Bridport Dorset?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£97,419
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£101,347
Registered charity number
1090327
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
The Coach House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Museum Bridport Dorset (number 1090327) 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 Museum Bridport Dorset do?

Advancing the education of the public in Bridport, Dorset and the surrounding area through the provision of a museum and historical reference centre.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Museum Bridport Dorset

Answers The Museum Bridport Dorset gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Museum Bridport Dorset's highest-paid staff paid?

The Museum Bridport Dorset's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Museum Bridport Dorset 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 Museum Bridport Dorset's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04348168 (Companies House)
Also known as
Bridport Museum Trust Limited
Where it says it operates
Dorset

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; 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 Museum Bridport Dorset registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Museum Bridport Dorset yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Museum Bridport Dorset. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Museum Bridport Dorset a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Museum Bridport Dorset as a registered charity (number 1090327) 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 Museum Bridport Dorset's charity number?
The Museum Bridport Dorset's charity number is 1090327. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1090327?
Search 1090327 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 Museum Bridport Dorset do?
Advancing the education of the public in Bridport, Dorset and the surrounding area through the provision of a museum and historical reference centre.
Does The Museum Bridport Dorset have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Museum Bridport Dorset. 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 Museum Bridport Dorset?
The Museum Bridport Dorset's website listed in our register data is http://www.bridportmuseum.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 Museum Bridport Dorset's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Museum Bridport Dorset's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Museum Bridport Dorset?
The register records The Museum Bridport Dorset 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 Museum Bridport Dorset's trustees paid?
The Museum Bridport Dorset's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Museum Bridport Dorset registered as a charity?
The Museum Bridport Dorset was entered on the register on 30 January 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04348168).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.