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Caldey Abbey is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities.
Caldey Abbey (number 259850) 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 Caldey Abbey do?
Advance of Roman Catholic religion, preservation of the island's heritage and making it available for public access, provision of stress-free periods of refreshment, provision of a website on the history and purpose of the heritage site and the Roman Catholic religion.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Caldey Abbey
Answers Caldey Abbey gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 January 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Caldey Abbey's highest-paid staff paid?
Caldey Abbey's annual return for the year ending 31 January 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.
Where does Caldey Abbey's money come from?
Caldey Abbey reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 January 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £556k (43%), donations and legacies £554k (43%), charitable activities £131k (10%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £502k.
Trading and fundraising events£556k · 43%
Donations and legacies£554k · 43%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£131k · 10%
Investments£47k · 4%
Does Caldey Abbey receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Caldey Abbey. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Caldey Abbey 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 Caldey Abbey 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
Caldey Abbey's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Caldey Island Trust
Where it says it operates
Pembrokeshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; 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 Caldey Abbey registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingReligious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for Caldey Abbey yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Caldey Abbey.
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The register data used for this profile lists Caldey Abbey as a registered charity (number 259850) 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 Caldey Abbey's charity number?
Caldey Abbey's charity number is 259850. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 259850?
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What does Caldey Abbey do?
Advance of Roman Catholic religion, preservation of the island's heritage and making it available for public access, provision of stress-free periods of refreshment, provision of a website on the history and purpose of the heritage site and the Roman Catholic religion.
Does Caldey Abbey have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Caldey Abbey. 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 Caldey Abbey?
Caldey Abbey's website listed in our register data is http://www.caldeyislandwales.com. 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 Caldey Abbey's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Caldey Abbey's annual return for the year ending 31 January 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.
Where does Caldey Abbey's money come from?
Caldey Abbey reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 January 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £556k (43%), donations and legacies £554k (43%), charitable activities £131k (10%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £502k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Caldey Abbey?
The register records Caldey Abbey 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 Caldey Abbey's trustees paid?
Caldey Abbey's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Caldey Abbey registered as a charity?
Caldey Abbey was entered on the register on 19 January 1970.