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Avenues East

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Avenues East is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.

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What are the key facts about Avenues East?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£7,476,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£8,205,000
Registered charity number
1061241
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
River House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Avenues East (number 1061241) 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 Avenues East do?

Avenues East is part of a Group of charities which pioneer specialist social care supporting people facing significant disadvantage through illness and disability so they can live full lives in their local communities. We also support adults and children in their own homes or residential settings who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health issues, acquired brain injury or dementia.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Avenues East

Answers Avenues East 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 Avenues East's highest-paid staff paid?

Avenues East's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Avenues East's money come from?

Avenues East reported £7.5m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.5m (100%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£7.5m · 100%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Avenues East as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Avenues East's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03326442 (Companies House)
Also known as
Learning Through Leisure; Optua
Previous names on the register
Optua (East Anglia); Rethink Disability
Where it says it operates
Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Shropshire · Suffolk

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.

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 Avenues East registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Avenues East yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Avenues East a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Avenues East as a registered charity (number 1061241) 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 Avenues East's charity number?
Avenues East's charity number is 1061241. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1061241?
Search 1061241 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 Avenues East do?
Avenues East is part of a Group of charities which pioneer specialist social care supporting people facing significant disadvantage through illness and disability so they can live full lives in their local communities. We also support adults and children in their own homes or residential settings who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health issues, acquired brain injury or dementia.
Does Avenues East have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Avenues East. 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 Avenues East?
Avenues East's website listed in our register data is http://www.avenuesgroup.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 Avenues East's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Avenues East's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (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 Avenues East's money come from?
Avenues East reported £7.5m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.5m (100%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Avenues East?
The register does not record Avenues East as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Avenues East's trustees paid?
Avenues East's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Avenues East previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Avenues East: Optua (East Anglia); Rethink Disability.
When was Avenues East registered as a charity?
Avenues East was entered on the register on 13 March 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03326442).

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.