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Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£15,588
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£9,564
Registered charity number
211462
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
West Hoe Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund (number 211462) 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 Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund do?
Donations to deserving causes at the discretion of the Lord Mayor of Plymouth in accordance with bequests made in 1921, 1929 and 1943
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund
Answers Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund 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 Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund's highest-paid staff paid?
Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund'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.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Lord Mayor's Special Fund
Where it says it operates
Plymouth City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
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 Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund.
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Is Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund as a registered charity (number 211462) 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 Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund's charity number?
Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund's charity number is 211462. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 211462?
Search 211462 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 Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund do?
Donations to deserving causes at the discretion of the Lord Mayor of Plymouth in accordance with bequests made in 1921, 1929 and 1943
Does Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund. 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 Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund?
Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund'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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund?
The register does not record Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund's trustees paid?
Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund registered as a charity?
Lord Mayor's Poor and Distressed Fund was entered on the register on 7 September 2011.