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Registered charity · No. 1169842CIO

The Stained Glass Museum

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The Stained Glass Museum is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about The Stained Glass Museum?

Reported income · year ending 2025-10-30
£281,836
Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-30
£310,834
Registered charity number
1169842
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Ely Cathedral
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Stained Glass Museum (number 1169842) 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 Stained Glass Museum do?

The Stained Glass Museum exists to promote the history and appreciation of stained glass, through its collection spanning over 800 years, which is displayed to the public. Education, preservation and raising public awareness of stained glass is the core of its mission. The Museum has a diverse programme of events, workshops and activities for all ages.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Stained Glass Museum

Answers The Stained Glass Museum gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Stained Glass Museum's highest-paid staff paid?

The Stained Glass Museum's annual return for the year ending 30 October 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 Stained Glass Museum 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 Stained Glass Museum's annual return for the year ending 30 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Stained Glass Museum registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Stained Glass Museum yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Stained Glass Museum. 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 Stained Glass Museum a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Stained Glass Museum as a registered charity (number 1169842) 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 Stained Glass Museum's charity number?
The Stained Glass Museum's charity number is 1169842. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1169842?
Search 1169842 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 Stained Glass Museum do?
The Stained Glass Museum exists to promote the history and appreciation of stained glass, through its collection spanning over 800 years, which is displayed to the public. Education, preservation and raising public awareness of stained glass is the core of its mission. The Museum has a diverse programme of events, workshops and activities for all ages.
Does The Stained Glass Museum have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Stained Glass Museum. 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 Stained Glass Museum?
The Stained Glass Museum's website listed in our register data is http://www.stainedglassmuseum.com. 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 Stained Glass Museum's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Stained Glass Museum's annual return for the year ending 30 October 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 Stained Glass Museum?
The register records The Stained Glass Museum 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 Stained Glass Museum's trustees paid?
The Stained Glass Museum's annual return for the year ending 30 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Stained Glass Museum registered as a charity?
The Stained Glass Museum was entered on the register on 21 October 2016.

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.