--- title: "Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre — charity 1073543 | CharityCompare" description: "Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre (charity 1073543): income £948k (2025). Registration, accounts, senior pay, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/woking-museum-and-arts-and-crafts-centre retrieved: 2026-10-07T18:46:21.779Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1073543Charitable company WM # Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.thelightbox.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1073543&subId=0) Work at Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=woking-museum-and-arts-and-crafts-centre&type=claim&name=Woking%20Museum%20and%20Arts%20and%20Crafts%20Centre) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £947,631 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £855,302 Registered charity number 1073543 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Chobham Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.thelightbox.org.uk](http://www.thelightbox.org.uk/) Quick answer Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre (number 1073543) 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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre do? To provide a heritage and visual arts service for the people of Woking and the wider region. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre Answers Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre 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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's highest-paid staff paid? Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre'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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's money come from? Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre reported £948k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £836k (88%), trading and fundraising events £83k (9%), donations and legacies £22k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £1,500. - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£836k · 88% - Trading and fundraising events£83k · 9% - Donations and legacies£22k · 2% - Investments£6,895 · 1% ### Does Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre 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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre 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) Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre'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 27 January 1999 Company number [03598733](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03598733) (Companies House) Also known as The Lightbox Previous names on the register Woking Museum Arts and Crafts Centre Where it says it operates Surrey ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; 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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre? - 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. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=woking-museum-and-arts-and-crafts-centre&type=claim&name=Woking%20Museum%20and%20Arts%20and%20Crafts%20Centre) [Visit charity website](http://www.thelightbox.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre as a registered charity (number 1073543) 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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's charity number? Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's charity number is 1073543. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1073543? Search 1073543 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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre do? To provide a heritage and visual arts service for the people of Woking and the wider region. Does Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre. 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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre? Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's website listed in our register data is http://www.thelightbox.org.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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre'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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's money come from? Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre reported £948k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £836k (88%), trading and fundraising events £83k (9%), donations and legacies £22k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £1,500. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre? The register records Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre 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 Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's trustees paid? Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre previously called? The register lists this previous name for Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre: Woking Museum Arts and Crafts Centre. When was Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre registered as a charity? Woking Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre was entered on the register on 27 January 1999. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03598733). 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=1073543&subId=0).