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Torbay Museums Trust

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Torbay Museums Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Torbay Museums Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£484,139
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£494,246
Registered charity number
1025390
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
529 Babbacombe Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Torbay Museums Trust (number 1025390) 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 Torbay Museums Trust do?

Advancement of education by promoting the study of the Natural Sciences and Human History.Particular emphasis is placed on Natural History, Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnography, Social and Local History and the Industrial and Decorative Arts.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Torbay Museums Trust

Answers Torbay Museums 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 Torbay Museums Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Torbay Museums 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 Torbay Museums 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

Torbay Museums 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
02764633 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Torquay Museum Society; Torquay Natural History Society
Where it says it operates
Torbay

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

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 Torbay Museums Trust registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Torbay Museums Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Torbay Museums 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 Torbay Museums Trust?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Torbay Museums Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Torbay Museums Trust as a registered charity (number 1025390) 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 Torbay Museums Trust's charity number?
Torbay Museums Trust's charity number is 1025390. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1025390?
Search 1025390 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 Torbay Museums Trust do?
Advancement of education by promoting the study of the Natural Sciences and Human History.Particular emphasis is placed on Natural History, Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnography, Social and Local History and the Industrial and Decorative Arts.
Does Torbay Museums Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Torbay Museums 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 Torbay Museums Trust?
Torbay Museums Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.torquaymuseum.org. 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 Torbay Museums Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Torbay Museums 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 Torbay Museums Trust?
The register records Torbay Museums 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 Torbay Museums Trust's trustees paid?
Torbay Museums Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Torbay Museums Trust previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Torbay Museums Trust: Torquay Museum Society; Torquay Natural History Society.
When was Torbay Museums Trust registered as a charity?
Torbay Museums Trust was entered on the register on 26 August 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02764633).

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.