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Brabin's Almshouses is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Brabin's Almshouses?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£199,551
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£245,414
Registered charity number
239965
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Chipping
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
Brabin's Almshouses (number 239965) 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 Brabin's Almshouses do?
To provide financial help and support to poor persons and the general community in the parishes of Chipping, Thornley with Wheatley and Leagram with Bowland. To maintain the two Almshouses and provide accommodation for poor persons of good character.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Brabin's Almshouses
Answers Brabin's Almshouses 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 Brabin's Almshouses's highest-paid staff paid?
Brabin's Almshouses'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 Brabin's Almshouses as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Brabin's Almshouses'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
Also known as
Brabins Charity (Almshouses)
Previous names on the register
Brabin's Endowed Schools and Almshouses (Excluding Educational Endowment)
Where it says it operates
Lancashire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.
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.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 239965. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is Brabin's Almshouses registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for Brabin's Almshouses yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists Brabin's Almshouses as a registered charity (number 239965) 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 Brabin's Almshouses's charity number?
Brabin's Almshouses's charity number is 239965. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 239965?
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What does Brabin's Almshouses do?
To provide financial help and support to poor persons and the general community in the parishes of Chipping, Thornley with Wheatley and Leagram with Bowland. To maintain the two Almshouses and provide accommodation for poor persons of good character.
Does Brabin's Almshouses have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Brabin's Almshouses?
Brabin's Almshouses does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Brabin's Almshouses's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Brabin's Almshouses'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 Brabin's Almshouses?
The register does not record Brabin's Almshouses as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Brabin's Almshouses's trustees paid?
Brabin's Almshouses's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Brabin's Almshouses previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Brabin's Almshouses: Brabin's Endowed Schools and Almshouses (Excluding Educational Endowment).
When was Brabin's Almshouses registered as a charity?
Brabin's Almshouses was entered on the register on 9 February 1965.