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Advice UK is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty.
Advice UK (number 299342) 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 Advice UK do?
The charity operates as a co-ordination and support network for organisations that provide social welfare law advice to the public.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Advice UK
Answers Advice UK 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 Advice UK's highest-paid staff paid?
Advice UK's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£110,001–£120,000
1
£100,001–£110,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Advice UK's money come from?
Advice UK reported £5.4m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.9m (91%), donations and legacies £450k (8%), trading and fundraising events £15k (0%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4.9m · 91%
Donations and legacies£450k · 8%
Trading and fundraising events£15k · 0%
Investments£13k · 0%
Does Advice UK receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Advice UK. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Advice UK reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Advice UK 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
Advice UK's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
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 Advice UK registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Advice UK yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Advice UK.
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 Advice UK?
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The register data used for this profile lists Advice UK as a registered charity (number 299342) 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 Advice UK's charity number?
Advice UK's charity number is 299342. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 299342?
Search 299342 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 Advice UK do?
The charity operates as a co-ordination and support network for organisations that provide social welfare law advice to the public.
Does Advice UK have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Advice UK. 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 Advice UK?
Advice UK's website listed in our register data is http://www.adviceuk.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 Advice UK's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Advice UK's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (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 Advice UK's money come from?
Advice UK reported £5.4m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.9m (91%), donations and legacies £450k (8%), trading and fundraising events £15k (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Advice UK?
The register records Advice UK 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 Advice UK's trustees paid?
Advice UK's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Advice UK registered as a charity?
Advice UK was entered on the register on 1 June 1988. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02023982).