Purple Oak Support (number 1040832) 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 Purple Oak Support do?
Provision of advice, practical support and care, plus leisure and supported work activities for people of all ages with a learning disability, physical disability or mental health support need who live within Andover and Southern England. Also campaign for the rights of our beneficiaries and provide individual advocacy support.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Purple Oak Support
Answers Purple Oak Support 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 Purple Oak Support's highest-paid staff paid?
Purple Oak Support'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 Purple Oak Support's money come from?
Purple Oak Support reported £4.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.7m (98%), trading and fundraising events £76k (2%), donations and legacies £29k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4.7m · 98%
Trading and fundraising events£76k · 2%
Donations and legacies£29k · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Purple Oak Support 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
Purple Oak Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Andover and District Mencap; Andover and District Mencap LTD
Where it says it operates
Hampshire · Wiltshire · West Berkshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
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 Purple Oak Support registered for?
DisabilityAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for Purple Oak Support yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Purple Oak Support.
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The register data used for this profile lists Purple Oak Support as a registered charity (number 1040832) 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 Purple Oak Support's charity number?
Purple Oak Support's charity number is 1040832. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Purple Oak Support do?
Provision of advice, practical support and care, plus leisure and supported work activities for people of all ages with a learning disability, physical disability or mental health support need who live within Andover and Southern England. Also campaign for the rights of our beneficiaries and provide individual advocacy support.
Does Purple Oak Support have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Purple Oak Support. 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 Purple Oak Support?
Purple Oak Support's website listed in our register data is http://www.purpleoaksupport.org. 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 Purple Oak Support's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Purple Oak Support'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 Purple Oak Support's money come from?
Purple Oak Support reported £4.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.7m (98%), trading and fundraising events £76k (2%), donations and legacies £29k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Purple Oak Support?
The register records Purple Oak Support 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 Purple Oak Support's trustees paid?
Purple Oak Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Purple Oak Support previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Purple Oak Support: Andover and District Mencap; Andover and District Mencap LTD.
When was Purple Oak Support registered as a charity?
Purple Oak Support was entered on the register on 16 September 1994. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02962601).