--- title: "Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation — charity 307908 | CharityCompare" description: "Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation (charity 307908): income £21,756 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/samuel-butler-s-educational-foundation retrieved: 2026-10-06T20:03:21.008Z 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. 307908 SB # Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.samuelbutler.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=307908&subId=0) Work at Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=samuel-butler-s-educational-foundation&type=claim&name=Samuel%20Butler) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £21,756 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £28,244 Registered charity number 307908 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Bow Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.samuelbutler.org](http://www.samuelbutler.org/) Quick answer Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation (number 307908) 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 Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation do? The promotion of education of young persons, in need of financial assistance, who are or have been for not less than two years resident or at a county or voluntary school in the area of benefit, being parishes covering mostly Tower Hamlets. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation Answers Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation 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 Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation's highest-paid staff paid? Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation'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 Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation'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 20 June 1963 Where it says it operates City of London · City of Westminster · Tower Hamlets · Kent ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **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 Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation. 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Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation's charity number is 307908. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 307908? Search 307908 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 Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation do? The promotion of education of young persons, in need of financial assistance, who are or have been for not less than two years resident or at a county or voluntary school in the area of benefit, being parishes covering mostly Tower Hamlets. Does Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation. 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 Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation? Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.samuelbutler.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 Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation'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 Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation? The register does not record Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation's trustees paid? Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation registered as a charity? Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation was entered on the register on 20 June 1963. 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=307908&subId=0).