Oil and Colour Chemists' Association (number 259095) 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 Oil and Colour Chemists' Association do?
Learned Society in the surface coatings and allied industries.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Oil and Colour Chemists' Association
Answers Oil and Colour Chemists' Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's highest-paid staff paid?
Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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.
Does Oil and Colour Chemists' Association receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Oil and Colour Chemists' Association. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Oil and Colour Chemists' Association 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 does not record Oil and Colour Chemists' Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 259095. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is Oil and Colour Chemists' Association registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Oil and Colour Chemists' Association yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Oil and Colour Chemists' Association.
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Is Oil and Colour Chemists' Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Oil and Colour Chemists' Association as a registered charity (number 259095) 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 Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's charity number?
Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's charity number is 259095. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 259095?
Search 259095 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 Oil and Colour Chemists' Association do?
Learned Society in the surface coatings and allied industries.
Does Oil and Colour Chemists' Association have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Oil and Colour Chemists' Association?
Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's website listed in our register data is http://www.occa.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 Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Oil and Colour Chemists' Association?
The register does not record Oil and Colour Chemists' Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's trustees paid?
Oil and Colour Chemists' Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Oil and Colour Chemists' Association registered as a charity?
Oil and Colour Chemists' Association was entered on the register on 16 July 1969. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00745621).