Community Connections (number 1179693) 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 Connections do?
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit in the areas of Sturminster Newton, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Blandford, and surrounding villages by preventing people from becoming socially isolated.Our projects include Stour-Shed, a member of Mens Shed UK, hot lunch delivery service, adapted sporting facilities. Lunch Clubs. Transport to medical appointments etc.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Community Connections
Answers Community Connections gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Community Connections's highest-paid staff paid?
Community Connections's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Community Connections as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Community Connections's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Friends of Stour Connect
Where it says it operates
Dorset
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.
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 Connections registered for?
Other Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Community Connections yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Community Connections.
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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 Community Connections as a registered charity (number 1179693) 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 Connections's charity number?
Community Connections's charity number is 1179693. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1179693?
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What does Community Connections do?
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit in the areas of Sturminster Newton, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Blandford, and surrounding villages by preventing people from becoming socially isolated.Our projects include Stour-Shed, a member of Mens Shed UK, hot lunch delivery service, adapted sporting facilities. Lunch Clubs. Transport to medical appointments etc.
Does Community Connections have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Community Connections. 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 Connections?
Community Connections's website listed in our register data is http://friendsofstourconnect.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 Connections's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Community Connections's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Community Connections?
The register does not record Community Connections as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Community Connections's trustees paid?
Community Connections's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Community Connections previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Community Connections: Friends of Stour Connect.
When was Community Connections registered as a charity?
Community Connections was entered on the register on 28 August 2018.