Registered charity · No. 1068540Charitable company
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The Priest's House Museum Trust
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Priest's House Museum Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.
The Priest's House Museum Trust (number 1068540) 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 Priest's House Museum Trust do?
The Museum saves, cares for and uses local heritage artefacts to tell the story of the people of East Dorset. The Museum offers an extensive learning programme with family activities and children's events regularly organised throughout the year. A regular temporary exhibition programme shares local stories and history. The Priest's House Museum Trust trades as the Museum of East Dorset.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Priest's House Museum Trust
Answers The Priest's House Museum Trust 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 Priest's House Museum Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The Priest's House Museum Trust'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.
Does The Priest's House Museum Trust receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Priest's House Museum Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Priest's House Museum Trust 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 Priest's House Museum Trust 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 Priest's House Museum Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; 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.
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Is The Priest's House Museum Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Priest's House Museum Trust as a registered charity (number 1068540) 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 Priest's House Museum Trust's charity number?
The Priest's House Museum Trust's charity number is 1068540. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does The Priest's House Museum Trust do?
The Museum saves, cares for and uses local heritage artefacts to tell the story of the people of East Dorset. The Museum offers an extensive learning programme with family activities and children's events regularly organised throughout the year. A regular temporary exhibition programme shares local stories and history. The Priest's House Museum Trust trades as the Museum of East Dorset.
Does The Priest's House Museum Trust have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to The Priest's House Museum Trust?
The Priest's House Museum Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.museumofeastdorset.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 Priest's House Museum Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Priest's House Museum Trust'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 Priest's House Museum Trust?
The register records The Priest's House Museum Trust 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 Priest's House Museum Trust's trustees paid?
The Priest's House Museum Trust'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 Priest's House Museum Trust registered as a charity?
The Priest's House Museum Trust was entered on the register on 10 March 1998. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03488337).