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The Watershed Arts Trust Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited (number 284188) 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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited do?
Watershed exists to provide opportunities for all to experience enjoy and learn about contemporary moving image media. Watershed is a media centre for the digital age offering a culturally diverse programme of work encompassing artists' commissions, residencies, on-line exhibition, touring programmes, festivals, events and a diverse programme of world cinema.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Watershed Arts Trust Limited
Answers The Watershed Arts Trust Limited 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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited's highest-paid staff paid?
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Watershed Arts Trust Limited's money come from?
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited reported £7.5m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.2m (56%), trading and fundraising events £2.2m (29%), donations and legacies £921k (12%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4.2m · 56%
Trading and fundraising events£2.2m · 29%
Donations and legacies£921k · 12%
Investments£213k · 3%
Does The Watershed Arts Trust Limited receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Watershed Arts Trust Limited. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited 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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited 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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited'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; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Other Charitable Activities.
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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
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Is The Watershed Arts Trust Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Watershed Arts Trust Limited as a registered charity (number 284188) 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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited's charity number?
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited's charity number is 284188. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 284188?
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What does The Watershed Arts Trust Limited do?
Watershed exists to provide opportunities for all to experience enjoy and learn about contemporary moving image media. Watershed is a media centre for the digital age offering a culturally diverse programme of work encompassing artists' commissions, residencies, on-line exhibition, touring programmes, festivals, events and a diverse programme of world cinema.
Does The Watershed Arts Trust Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Watershed Arts Trust Limited. 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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited?
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.watershed.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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Watershed Arts Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). 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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited's money come from?
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited reported £7.5m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.2m (56%), trading and fundraising events £2.2m (29%), donations and legacies £921k (12%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Watershed Arts Trust Limited?
The register records The Watershed Arts Trust Limited 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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited's trustees paid?
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited'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 Watershed Arts Trust Limited registered as a charity?
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited was entered on the register on 18 March 1982. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01608779).