Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Napier Friends is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity.
Napier Friends (number 1197988) 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 Napier Friends do?
We support refugees and people seeking asylum to settle into the local community in East Kent. We build links between refugees, people seeking asylum and other local people, and nurture a supportive and empowering community for people to understand and integrate into British society.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Napier Friends
Answers Napier Friends 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 Napier Friends's highest-paid staff paid?
Napier Friends'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 Napier Friends as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Napier Friends'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
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
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 Napier Friends registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Why is there no Clarity Score for Napier Friends yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Napier Friends.
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The register data used for this profile lists Napier Friends as a registered charity (number 1197988) 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 Napier Friends's charity number?
Napier Friends's charity number is 1197988. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1197988?
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What does Napier Friends do?
We support refugees and people seeking asylum to settle into the local community in East Kent. We build links between refugees, people seeking asylum and other local people, and nurture a supportive and empowering community for people to understand and integrate into British society.
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CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Napier Friends. 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 Napier Friends?
Napier Friends's website listed in our register data is http://www.napierfriends.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 Napier Friends's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Napier Friends'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 Napier Friends?
The register does not record Napier Friends as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Napier Friends's trustees paid?
Napier Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Napier Friends registered as a charity?
Napier Friends was entered on the register on 18 February 2022.