--- title: "The Royal Engineers Museum CIO — charity 1211021 | CharityCompare" description: "The Royal Engineers Museum CIO (charity 1211021): income £786k (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-engineers-museum-cio retrieved: 2026-10-10T18:13:43.691Z 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. 1211021CIO RE # The Royal Engineers Museum CIO Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Royal Engineers Museum CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.re-museum.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1211021&subId=0) Work at The Royal Engineers Museum CIO? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-royal-engineers-museum-cio&type=claim&name=The%20Royal%20Engineers%20Museum%20CIO) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Royal Engineers Museum CIO? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £785,934 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £971,213 Registered charity number 1211021 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Brompton Barracks Website [www.re-museum.co.uk](http://www.re-museum.co.uk/) Quick answer The Royal Engineers Museum CIO (number 1211021) 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 Royal Engineers Museum CIO do? We collect, conserve and communicate the history of the Royal Engineers, exploring 300 years of history at the home of military ingenuity in Medway, Kent. The story is told to our wide audience through permanent galleries, exhibitions, STEM and history learning and community programming. Working with the RE family we develop the Collection to tell a continuing story of service and courage. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Royal Engineers Museum CIO Answers The Royal Engineers Museum CIO 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 Royal Engineers Museum CIO's highest-paid staff paid? The Royal Engineers Museum CIO'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. ### Where does The Royal Engineers Museum CIO's money come from? The Royal Engineers Museum CIO reported £786k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £596k (76%), trading and fundraising events £135k (17%), investments £55k (7%). - Donations and legacies£596k · 76% - Trading and fundraising events£135k · 17% - Investments£55k · 7% - Other income£9,521 · 1% ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The Royal Engineers Museum CIO'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 20 November 2024 Also known as Royal Engineers Museum Where it says it operates Kent ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** 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. ## What causes is The Royal Engineers Museum CIO registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Royal Engineers Museum CIO yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Royal Engineers Museum CIO. 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 Royal Engineers Museum CIO? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-royal-engineers-museum-cio&type=claim&name=The%20Royal%20Engineers%20Museum%20CIO) [Visit charity website](http://www.re-museum.co.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is The Royal Engineers Museum CIO a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The Royal Engineers Museum CIO as a registered charity (number 1211021) 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 Royal Engineers Museum CIO's charity number? The Royal Engineers Museum CIO's charity number is 1211021. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1211021? Search 1211021 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 Royal Engineers Museum CIO do? We collect, conserve and communicate the history of the Royal Engineers, exploring 300 years of history at the home of military ingenuity in Medway, Kent. The story is told to our wide audience through permanent galleries, exhibitions, STEM and history learning and community programming. Working with the RE family we develop the Collection to tell a continuing story of service and courage. Does The Royal Engineers Museum CIO have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal Engineers Museum CIO. 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 Royal Engineers Museum CIO? The Royal Engineers Museum CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.re-museum.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 Royal Engineers Museum CIO's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Royal Engineers Museum CIO'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. Where does The Royal Engineers Museum CIO's money come from? The Royal Engineers Museum CIO reported £786k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £596k (76%), trading and fundraising events £135k (17%), investments £55k (7%). Are The Royal Engineers Museum CIO's trustees paid? The Royal Engineers Museum CIO'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 Royal Engineers Museum CIO registered as a charity? The Royal Engineers Museum CIO was entered on the register on 20 November 2024. 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=1211021&subId=0).