Calvary Chapel (number 1050895) 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 Calvary Chapel do?
Our primary activities are providing Bible teaching, serving and worshipping the Lord Jesus Christ. Though based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, through the internet and TV we are able to reach people throughout the UK and around the world.For more detail see our document 'AGM report 2012'.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Calvary Chapel
Answers Calvary Chapel 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 Calvary Chapel's highest-paid staff paid?
Calvary Chapel'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 Calvary Chapel 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
Calvary Chapel's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Hampshire · West Sussex
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 Calvary Chapel registered for?
Religious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for Calvary Chapel yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Calvary Chapel.
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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 Calvary Chapel as a registered charity (number 1050895) 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 Calvary Chapel's charity number?
Calvary Chapel's charity number is 1050895. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Calvary Chapel do?
Our primary activities are providing Bible teaching, serving and worshipping the Lord Jesus Christ. Though based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, through the internet and TV we are able to reach people throughout the UK and around the world.For more detail see our document 'AGM report 2012'.
Does Calvary Chapel have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Calvary Chapel. 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 Calvary Chapel?
Calvary Chapel's website listed in our register data is http://www.calvaryportsmouth.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 Calvary Chapel's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Calvary Chapel'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 Calvary Chapel?
The register records Calvary Chapel 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 Calvary Chapel's trustees paid?
Calvary Chapel's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Calvary Chapel registered as a charity?
Calvary Chapel was entered on the register on 21 November 1995.