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Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft

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Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£576,875
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£596,490
Registered charity number
1126970
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Lodge Hill Lane
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (number 1126970) 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft do?

The objectives of Ditchling Museum are to actively collect, conserve, record, research and make publicly available original material essential to understanding the story and historical context of the artists and craftworkers who lived and worked in the area since 1900. These are to be achieved through the acquisition, organisation, preservation and interpretation of relevant and related objects.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft

Answers Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's highest-paid staff paid?

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft'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.

Where does Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's money come from?

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft reported £577k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £210k (36%), donations and legacies £191k (33%), trading and fundraising events £175k (30%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£210k · 36%
  • Donations and legacies£191k · 33%
  • Trading and fundraising events£175k · 30%
  • Investments£1,216 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft 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

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft'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
06670805 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Ditchling Museum Trust
Where it says it operates
West Sussex · East Sussex · Brighton and Hove

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft registered for?

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

Why is there no Clarity Score for Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft. 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft as a registered charity (number 1126970) 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's charity number?
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's charity number is 1126970. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1126970?
Search 1126970 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft do?
The objectives of Ditchling Museum are to actively collect, conserve, record, research and make publicly available original material essential to understanding the story and historical context of the artists and craftworkers who lived and worked in the area since 1900. These are to be achieved through the acquisition, organisation, preservation and interpretation of relevant and related objects.
Does Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft. 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft?
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's website listed in our register data is http://www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft'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.
Where does Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's money come from?
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft reported £577k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £210k (36%), donations and legacies £191k (33%), trading and fundraising events £175k (30%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft?
The register records Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft 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 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's trustees paid?
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft: Ditchling Museum Trust.
When was Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft registered as a charity?
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft was entered on the register on 27 November 2008. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06670805).

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.