Adoption UK Charity (number 1160647) 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 Adoption UK Charity do?
Adoption UK is a membership organisation providing support, community and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents. We connect adoptive families, provide information and signposting on a range of adoption-related issues and campaign for improvements to adoption policy and legislation at the highest levels.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Adoption UK Charity
Answers Adoption UK Charity 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 Adoption UK Charity's highest-paid staff paid?
Adoption UK Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
2
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Adoption UK Charity's money come from?
Adoption UK Charity reported £4.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4m (95%), donations and legacies £125k (3%), trading and fundraising events £91k (2%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4m · 95%
Donations and legacies£125k · 3%
Trading and fundraising events£91k · 2%
Investments£6,805 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Adoption UK Charity 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
Adoption UK Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
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 Adoption UK Charity registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Adoption UK Charity yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Adoption UK Charity.
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The register data used for this profile lists Adoption UK Charity as a registered charity (number 1160647) 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 Adoption UK Charity's charity number?
Adoption UK Charity's charity number is 1160647. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1160647?
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What does Adoption UK Charity do?
Adoption UK is a membership organisation providing support, community and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents. We connect adoptive families, provide information and signposting on a range of adoption-related issues and campaign for improvements to adoption policy and legislation at the highest levels.
Does Adoption UK Charity have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Adoption UK Charity. 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 Adoption UK Charity?
Adoption UK Charity's website listed in our register data is http://www.adoptionuk.org. 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 Adoption UK Charity's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Adoption UK Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). 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 Adoption UK Charity's money come from?
Adoption UK Charity reported £4.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4m (95%), donations and legacies £125k (3%), trading and fundraising events £91k (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Adoption UK Charity?
The register records Adoption UK Charity 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 Adoption UK Charity's trustees paid?
Adoption UK Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Adoption UK Charity registered as a charity?
Adoption UK Charity was entered on the register on 26 February 2015. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 09454981).