Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Acfa: the Advice Network is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.
Acfa: the Advice Network (number 1187070) 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 Acfa: the Advice Network do?
Our mission is to work in partnership to combat poverty and promote social justice by improving the quality & provision of free, independent advice.ACFA supports advice agencies based in and around Bristol who provide free, independent and confidential advice services. Individually and collectively, ACFA members will be more effective and efficient in order to provide great advice services
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Acfa: the Advice Network
Answers Acfa: the Advice Network gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Acfa: the Advice Network's highest-paid staff paid?
Acfa: the Advice Network's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 does not record Acfa: the Advice Network as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Acfa: the Advice Network's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Bath and North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 Acfa: the Advice Network registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment
Why is there no Clarity Score for Acfa: the Advice Network yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Acfa: the Advice Network.
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.
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What should you check before donating to Acfa: the Advice Network?
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The register data used for this profile lists Acfa: the Advice Network as a registered charity (number 1187070) 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 Acfa: the Advice Network's charity number?
Acfa: the Advice Network's charity number is 1187070. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1187070?
Search 1187070 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 Acfa: the Advice Network do?
Our mission is to work in partnership to combat poverty and promote social justice by improving the quality & provision of free, independent advice.ACFA supports advice agencies based in and around Bristol who provide free, independent and confidential advice services. Individually and collectively, ACFA members will be more effective and efficient in order to provide great advice services
Does Acfa: the Advice Network have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Acfa: the Advice Network. 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 Acfa: the Advice Network?
Acfa: the Advice Network's website listed in our register data is http://www.acfa.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 Acfa: the Advice Network's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Acfa: the Advice Network's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 Acfa: the Advice Network?
The register does not record Acfa: the Advice Network as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Acfa: the Advice Network's trustees paid?
Acfa: the Advice Network's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Acfa: the Advice Network registered as a charity?
Acfa: the Advice Network was entered on the register on 20 December 2019.