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title: "Thousand Year Trust — charity 1201579 | CharityCompare"
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Registered charity · No. 1201579CIO

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# Thousand Year Trust

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Thousand Year Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include environment/conservation/heritage.

Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated

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At a glance · official register

## What are the key facts about Thousand Year Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-01-31

£193,359

Reported spending · year ending 2025-01-31

£133,595

Registered charity number

1201579

Status in source extract

Registered

Charity type

CIO

Register contact address detail (not service area)

Cardinham

Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)

Yes

Quick answer

Thousand Year Trust (number 1201579) 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 Thousand Year Trust do?

The Thousand Year Trust is set to promote, protect and restore temperate rainforest.

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

From the annual return

## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Thousand Year Trust

Answers Thousand Year Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 January 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

### How much are Thousand Year Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Thousand Year Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 January 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 Thousand Year 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator)

Thousand Year Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

### Registration details

Registered as a charity

13 January 2023

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 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 Thousand Year Trust registered for?

Environment/conservation/heritage

## Why is there no Clarity Score for Thousand Year Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Thousand Year 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.
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## What should you check before donating to Thousand Year Trust?

- Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
- Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
- Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

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## Frequently asked questions

Is Thousand Year Trust a legitimate charity?

The register data used for this profile lists Thousand Year Trust as a registered charity (number 1201579) 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 Thousand Year Trust's charity number?

Thousand Year Trust's charity number is 1201579. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.

How do I check charity number 1201579?

Search 1201579 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 Thousand Year Trust do?

The Thousand Year Trust is set to promote, protect and restore temperate rainforest.

Does Thousand Year Trust have reviews and complaints?

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Thousand Year 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 Thousand Year Trust?

Thousand Year Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.

How much is Thousand Year Trust's chief executive paid?

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Thousand Year Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 January 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 Thousand Year Trust?

The register records Thousand Year 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 Thousand Year Trust's trustees paid?

Thousand Year Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

When was Thousand Year Trust registered as a charity?

Thousand Year Trust was entered on the register on 13 January 2023.

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=1201579&subId=0).