Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Break the Chains CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
Break the Chains CIO (number 1203197) 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 Break the Chains CIO do?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious Activities
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Break the Chains CIO
Answers Break the Chains CIO gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Break the Chains CIO's highest-paid staff paid?
Break the Chains CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 records Break the Chains CIO 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
Break the Chains CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Break the Chains
Previous names on the register
Break the Chains CIC
Where it says it operates
Dudley · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Worcestershire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
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 Break the Chains CIO registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Break the Chains CIO yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Break the Chains CIO.
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The register data used for this profile lists Break the Chains CIO as a registered charity (number 1203197) 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 Break the Chains CIO's charity number?
Break the Chains CIO's charity number is 1203197. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1203197?
Search 1203197 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 Break the Chains CIO do?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious Activities
Does Break the Chains CIO have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Break the Chains CIO. 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 Break the Chains CIO?
Break the Chains CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.breakthechains.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 Break the Chains CIO's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Break the Chains CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Break the Chains CIO?
The register records Break the Chains CIO 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 Break the Chains CIO's trustees paid?
Break the Chains CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Break the Chains CIO previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Break the Chains CIO: Break the Chains CIC.
When was Break the Chains CIO registered as a charity?
Break the Chains CIO was entered on the register on 23 May 2023.