--- title: "Poole Waste Not Want Not — charity 1166798 | CharityCompare" description: "Poole Waste Not Want Not (charity 1166798): income £413k (2026). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/poole-waste-not-want-not retrieved: 2026-10-07T14:56:17.792Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1166798CIO PW # Poole Waste Not Want Not Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Poole Waste Not Want Not is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.poolewnwn.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1166798&subId=0) Work at Poole Waste Not Want Not? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=poole-waste-not-want-not&type=claim&name=Poole%20Waste%20Not%20Want%20Not) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Poole Waste Not Want Not? Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31 £413,379 Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31 £365,324 Registered charity number 1166798 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) 70 High Street Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.poolewnwn.co.uk](http://www.poolewnwn.co.uk/) Quick answer Poole Waste Not Want Not (number 1166798) 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 Poole Waste Not Want Not do? Poole Waste Not Want Not runs a community shop that is intended for individuals and families that are struggling to feed themselves and their families with nutritious food due to financial hardship in Poole and surrounding areas.This includes people in poorly paid employment, in debt, and with insufficient benefits. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Poole Waste Not Want Not Answers Poole Waste Not Want Not gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Poole Waste Not Want Not's highest-paid staff paid? Poole Waste Not Want Not's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 Poole Waste Not Want Not as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Poole Waste Not Want Not's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 27 April 2016 Where it says it operates Bournemouth · Poole ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** 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 Poole Waste Not Want Not registered for? Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Poole Waste Not Want Not yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Poole Waste Not Want Not. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. 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How do I check charity number 1166798? Search 1166798 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 Poole Waste Not Want Not do? Poole Waste Not Want Not runs a community shop that is intended for individuals and families that are struggling to feed themselves and their families with nutritious food due to financial hardship in Poole and surrounding areas.This includes people in poorly paid employment, in debt, and with insufficient benefits. Does Poole Waste Not Want Not have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Poole Waste Not Want Not. 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 Poole Waste Not Want Not? Poole Waste Not Want Not's website listed in our register data is http://www.poolewnwn.co.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 Poole Waste Not Want Not's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Poole Waste Not Want Not's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 Poole Waste Not Want Not? The register does not record Poole Waste Not Want Not as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Poole Waste Not Want Not's trustees paid? Poole Waste Not Want Not's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Poole Waste Not Want Not registered as a charity? Poole Waste Not Want Not was entered on the register on 27 April 2016. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1166798&subId=0).