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The William Barry Trust

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The William Barry Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The William Barry Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-04-30
£79,821
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-30
£133,588
Registered charity number
272551
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Trust
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Lacemaker House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The William Barry Trust (number 272551) 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 William Barry Trust do?

The William Barry Trust offers financial grants to individuals and organisations related to vocational studies examples include Hospitality and Hotel management, singing, dancing, acting studies. The trust has limitations on individual grants. We do not give grants for career development or Master's degrees.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The William Barry Trust

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

How much are The William Barry Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The William Barry Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 William Barry 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 William Barry Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

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

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; 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 William Barry Trust registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The William Barry Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The William Barry 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is The William Barry Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The William Barry Trust as a registered charity (number 272551) 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 William Barry Trust's charity number?
The William Barry Trust's charity number is 272551. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 272551?
Search 272551 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 William Barry Trust do?
The William Barry Trust offers financial grants to individuals and organisations related to vocational studies examples include Hospitality and Hotel management, singing, dancing, acting studies. The trust has limitations on individual grants. We do not give grants for career development or Master's degrees.
Does The William Barry Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The William Barry 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 William Barry Trust?
The William Barry Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.williambarrytrust.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 William Barry Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The William Barry Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 William Barry Trust?
The register records The William Barry 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 William Barry Trust's trustees paid?
The William Barry Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The William Barry Trust registered as a charity?
The William Barry Trust was entered on the register on 15 December 1976.

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.