Registered charity · No. 1052262Charitable company
CS
Community Sustainability Services
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Community Sustainability Services is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage.
Community Sustainability Services (number 1052262) 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 Sustainability Services do?
The principal activity of the charity is supplying furniture and household goods to those most in need in the North East of England, in particular to people in Sunderland. The charity participates in charitable projects for the relief of elderly or disabled and vulnerable people in the same area. We promote reuse and recycling as a means of waste disposal and we provide recycling activities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Community Sustainability Services
Answers Community Sustainability Services 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 Sustainability Services's highest-paid staff paid?
Community Sustainability Services'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 Sustainability Services's money come from?
Community Sustainability Services reported £584k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £455k (78%), donations and legacies £92k (16%), trading and fundraising events £35k (6%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£455k · 78%
Donations and legacies£92k · 16%
Trading and fundraising events£35k · 6%
Investments£2,251 · 0%
Does Community Sustainability Services receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Community Sustainability Services. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Community Sustainability Services 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 Community Sustainability Services 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
Community Sustainability Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups; 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 Community Sustainability Services registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritage
Why is there no Clarity Score for Community Sustainability Services yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Community Sustainability Services.
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Is Community Sustainability Services a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Community Sustainability Services as a registered charity (number 1052262) 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 Sustainability Services's charity number?
Community Sustainability Services's charity number is 1052262. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1052262?
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What does Community Sustainability Services do?
The principal activity of the charity is supplying furniture and household goods to those most in need in the North East of England, in particular to people in Sunderland. The charity participates in charitable projects for the relief of elderly or disabled and vulnerable people in the same area. We promote reuse and recycling as a means of waste disposal and we provide recycling activities.
Does Community Sustainability Services have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Community Sustainability Services. 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 Sustainability Services?
Community Sustainability Services's website listed in our register data is http://www.csshelp.org.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 Community Sustainability Services's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Community Sustainability Services'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 Sustainability Services's money come from?
Community Sustainability Services reported £584k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £455k (78%), donations and legacies £92k (16%), trading and fundraising events £35k (6%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Community Sustainability Services?
The register records Community Sustainability Services 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 Community Sustainability Services's trustees paid?
Community Sustainability Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Community Sustainability Services previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Community Sustainability Services: Sunderland Community Furniture Service.
When was Community Sustainability Services registered as a charity?
Community Sustainability Services was entered on the register on 25 January 1996. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02959482).