Community Base (number 1052456) 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 Community Base do?
The provision of accommodation and services to community and voluntary groups in Brighton and Hove.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Community Base
Answers Community Base 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 Community Base's highest-paid staff paid?
Community Base'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 Community Base's money come from?
Community Base reported £657k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £507k (77%), donations and legacies £92k (14%), trading and fundraising events £32k (5%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£507k · 77%
Donations and legacies£92k · 14%
Trading and fundraising events£32k · 5%
Other income£21k · 3%
Investments£4,577 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Community Base as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Community Base's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Community Base registered for?
General Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Community Base yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Community Base.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Community Base?
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The register data used for this profile lists Community Base as a registered charity (number 1052456) 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 Community Base's charity number?
Community Base's charity number is 1052456. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1052456?
Search 1052456 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 Community Base do?
The provision of accommodation and services to community and voluntary groups in Brighton and Hove.
Does Community Base have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Community Base. 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 Community Base?
Community Base's website listed in our register data is http://www.communitybase.org. 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 Community Base's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Community Base'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 Community Base's money come from?
Community Base reported £657k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £507k (77%), donations and legacies £92k (14%), trading and fundraising events £32k (5%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Community Base?
The register does not record Community Base as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Community Base's trustees paid?
Community Base's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Community Base registered as a charity?
Community Base was entered on the register on 30 January 1996. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03121688).