Registered charity · No. 1008788Charitable company
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Children's Scrapstore
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Children's Scrapstore is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Children's Scrapstore (number 1008788) 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 Children's Scrapstore do?
To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation, education and other leisure time activities for children, being facilities of which such children have need by reason of their age or social or economic circumstances and which will improve conditions of life for such children by promoting their educational, physical or mental well-being. To promote waste materials as play-things.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Children's Scrapstore
Answers Children's Scrapstore 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 Children's Scrapstore's highest-paid staff paid?
Children's Scrapstore'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.
Where does Children's Scrapstore's money come from?
Children's Scrapstore reported £1.6m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were investments £503k (31%), trading and fundraising events £415k (26%), donations and legacies £403k (25%).
Investments£503k · 31%
Trading and fundraising events£415k · 26%
Donations and legacies£403k · 25%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£285k · 18%
Does Children's Scrapstore receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Children's Scrapstore. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Children's Scrapstore 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 does not record Children's Scrapstore as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Children's Scrapstore's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Gloucestershire · Somerset · North Somerset · Bath and North East Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Bristol City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
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 Children's Scrapstore registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Children's Scrapstore yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Children's Scrapstore.
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The register data used for this profile lists Children's Scrapstore as a registered charity (number 1008788) 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 Children's Scrapstore's charity number?
Children's Scrapstore's charity number is 1008788. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Children's Scrapstore do?
To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation, education and other leisure time activities for children, being facilities of which such children have need by reason of their age or social or economic circumstances and which will improve conditions of life for such children by promoting their educational, physical or mental well-being. To promote waste materials as play-things.
Does Children's Scrapstore have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Children's Scrapstore?
Children's Scrapstore's website listed in our register data is http://www.childrensscrapstore.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 Children's Scrapstore's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Children's Scrapstore'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.
Where does Children's Scrapstore's money come from?
Children's Scrapstore reported £1.6m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were investments £503k (31%), trading and fundraising events £415k (26%), donations and legacies £403k (25%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Children's Scrapstore?
The register does not record Children's Scrapstore as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Children's Scrapstore's trustees paid?
Children's Scrapstore's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Children's Scrapstore registered as a charity?
Children's Scrapstore was entered on the register on 28 February 1992. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02624238).