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The Swanage Pier Trust

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The Swanage Pier Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about The Swanage Pier Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£462,049
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£471,464
Registered charity number
290397
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Marine Villas
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Swanage Pier Trust (number 290397) 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 Swanage Pier Trust do?

The upkeep maintenance and servicing of the Swanage Pier as a Grade 2 listed building, for the benefit of the general public, of divers and boat owners.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Swanage Pier Trust

Answers The Swanage Pier 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 Swanage Pier Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Swanage Pier 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.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Swanage Pier 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 Swanage Pier Trust'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
01848357 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Dorset

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

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 Swanage Pier Trust registered for?

Amateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Swanage Pier Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Swanage Pier Trust. 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

What should you check before donating to The Swanage Pier Trust?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Swanage Pier Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Swanage Pier Trust as a registered charity (number 290397) 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 Swanage Pier Trust's charity number?
The Swanage Pier Trust's charity number is 290397. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 290397?
Search 290397 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 Swanage Pier Trust do?
The upkeep maintenance and servicing of the Swanage Pier as a Grade 2 listed building, for the benefit of the general public, of divers and boat owners.
Does The Swanage Pier Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Swanage Pier Trust. 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 Swanage Pier Trust?
The Swanage Pier Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.swanagepiertrust.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 Swanage Pier Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Swanage Pier 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 Swanage Pier Trust?
The register records The Swanage Pier 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 Swanage Pier Trust's trustees paid?
The Swanage Pier 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 Swanage Pier Trust registered as a charity?
The Swanage Pier Trust was entered on the register on 8 November 1984. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01848357).

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.