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Grane Engineering Museum

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Grane Engineering Museum is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about Grane Engineering Museum?

Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31
£15,499
Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31
£22,942
Registered charity number
1164086
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Laneside Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Grane Engineering Museum (number 1164086) 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 Grane Engineering Museum do?

The charity activities are To advance education and skills transfer by research, interpretation, sustainable conservation and maintenance of:- historic buildings and artefacts; industrial artefacts; transport vehicles and historic machinery - for Northern England.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Grane Engineering Museum

Answers Grane Engineering Museum gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 October 2025, 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 does not record Grane Engineering Museum as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Grane Engineering Museum's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
09264974 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Little Gem Transport Museum
Where it says it operates
Lancashire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

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 Grane Engineering Museum registered for?

General Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for Grane Engineering Museum yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Grane Engineering Museum. 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 Grane Engineering Museum a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Grane Engineering Museum as a registered charity (number 1164086) 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 Grane Engineering Museum's charity number?
Grane Engineering Museum's charity number is 1164086. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1164086?
Search 1164086 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 Grane Engineering Museum do?
The charity activities are To advance education and skills transfer by research, interpretation, sustainable conservation and maintenance of:- historic buildings and artefacts; industrial artefacts; transport vehicles and historic machinery - for Northern England.
Does Grane Engineering Museum have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Grane Engineering 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 Grane Engineering Museum?
Grane Engineering Museum does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Grane Engineering Museum?
The register does not record Grane Engineering Museum as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Grane Engineering Museum's trustees paid?
Grane Engineering Museum's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Grane Engineering Museum previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Grane Engineering Museum: Little Gem Transport Museum.
When was Grane Engineering Museum registered as a charity?
Grane Engineering Museum was entered on the register on 23 October 2015. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 09264974).

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.