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The North Devon Athenaeum is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.
The North Devon Athenaeum (number 300755) 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 North Devon Athenaeum do?
The North Devon Athenaeum provides resources and advice to the general public on local and family history within the North Devon and West Country area. The North Devon Athenaeum holds and maintains extensive collections of local and general interest books, as well as historical documents about local and family history.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The North Devon Athenaeum
Answers The North Devon Athenaeum 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 North Devon Athenaeum's highest-paid staff paid?
The North Devon Athenaeum'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 North Devon Athenaeum as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The North Devon Athenaeum'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
Cornwall · Devon · Somerset · Dorset
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 North Devon Athenaeum registered for?
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Is The North Devon Athenaeum a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The North Devon Athenaeum as a registered charity (number 300755) 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 North Devon Athenaeum's charity number?
The North Devon Athenaeum's charity number is 300755. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 300755?
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What does The North Devon Athenaeum do?
The North Devon Athenaeum provides resources and advice to the general public on local and family history within the North Devon and West Country area. The North Devon Athenaeum holds and maintains extensive collections of local and general interest books, as well as historical documents about local and family history.
Does The North Devon Athenaeum have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The North Devon Athenaeum. 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 North Devon Athenaeum?
The North Devon Athenaeum's website listed in our register data is http://www.northdevonathenaeum.org.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 North Devon Athenaeum's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The North Devon Athenaeum'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 North Devon Athenaeum?
The register does not record The North Devon Athenaeum as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The North Devon Athenaeum's trustees paid?
The North Devon Athenaeum'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 North Devon Athenaeum registered as a charity?
The North Devon Athenaeum was entered on the register on 8 August 1962.