Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Hermes Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities.
Hermes Trust (number 281749) 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 Hermes Trust do?
Hermes Trust makes grants and loans to cultural, educational, medical and other charitable projects inspired by Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophy.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Hermes Trust
Answers Hermes Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Hermes Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Hermes Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Hermes 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
Hermes Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Ireland · South Africa · Scotland · Northern Ireland · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Germany · Switzerland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance.
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 Hermes Trust registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesReligious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for Hermes Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Hermes Trust.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Hermes Trust as a registered charity (number 281749) 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 Hermes Trust's charity number?
Hermes Trust's charity number is 281749. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 281749?
Search 281749 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 Hermes Trust do?
Hermes Trust makes grants and loans to cultural, educational, medical and other charitable projects inspired by Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophy.
Does Hermes Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hermes 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 Hermes Trust?
Hermes Trust's website listed in our register data is http://hermes-trust.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 Hermes Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Hermes Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Hermes Trust?
The register records Hermes 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 Hermes Trust's trustees paid?
Hermes Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Hermes Trust registered as a charity?
Hermes Trust was entered on the register on 29 January 1982.