Benefit Advice Shop (number 1086003) 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 Benefit Advice Shop do?
The Benefit Advice Shop is an independent, specialist Welfare Rights charity that provides free, impartial, advice, assistance, advocacy and representation on all Welfare Benefits and Social Security Law. People can access our full range of services by telephone, by appointment, open door drop in and through our community outreaches.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Benefit Advice Shop
Answers Benefit Advice Shop 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 Benefit Advice Shop's highest-paid staff paid?
Benefit Advice Shop's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 does not record Benefit Advice Shop as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Benefit Advice Shop's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Benefit Advice Shop registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Benefit Advice Shop yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Benefit Advice Shop.
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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The register data used for this profile lists Benefit Advice Shop as a registered charity (number 1086003) 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 Benefit Advice Shop's charity number?
Benefit Advice Shop's charity number is 1086003. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1086003?
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What does Benefit Advice Shop do?
The Benefit Advice Shop is an independent, specialist Welfare Rights charity that provides free, impartial, advice, assistance, advocacy and representation on all Welfare Benefits and Social Security Law. People can access our full range of services by telephone, by appointment, open door drop in and through our community outreaches.
Does Benefit Advice Shop have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Benefit Advice Shop. 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 Benefit Advice Shop?
Benefit Advice Shop's website listed in our register data is http://www.benefitsadviceshop.co.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 Benefit Advice Shop's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Benefit Advice Shop's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Benefit Advice Shop?
The register does not record Benefit Advice Shop as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Benefit Advice Shop's trustees paid?
Benefit Advice Shop's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Benefit Advice Shop registered as a charity?
Benefit Advice Shop was entered on the register on 2 April 2001. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03828857).