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Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.
What does the register show for Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum?
Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum (number 800282) 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 Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum do?
The charity exists solely as support for the Gloucester Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks. This support is both financial (usually to support particular projects in the Museum) and through the help given by individuals to maintain and run working exhibits at the Museum (for instance the Dredger, Narrow Boat etc).
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-21.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum
Answers Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum 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
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Friends of the National Waterways Museum
Where it says it operates
Gloucestershire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Human Resources.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-21. 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 Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum.
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Is Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum as a registered charity (number 800282) 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 Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum's charity number?
Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum's charity number is 800282. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 800282?
Search 800282 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 Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum do?
The charity exists solely as support for the Gloucester Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks. This support is both financial (usually to support particular projects in the Museum) and through the help given by individuals to maintain and run working exhibits at the Museum (for instance the Dredger, Narrow Boat etc).
Does Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum. 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 Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum?
Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum's website listed in our register data is http://www.friendsofgwm.co.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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum?
The register records Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum 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.
What was Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum: Friends of the National Waterways Museum.
When was Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum registered as a charity?
Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum was entered on the register on 2 November 1988.