- Is Southern Oaks Retirement Living a legitimate charity?
- The register data used for this profile lists Southern Oaks Retirement Living as a registered charity (number 247308) 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 Southern Oaks Retirement Living's charity number?
- Southern Oaks Retirement Living's charity number is 247308. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
- How do I check charity number 247308?
- Search 247308 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 Southern Oaks Retirement Living do?
- To provide accommodation, care and companionship for lonely or frail elderly people in accordance with the aims and principles of the Abbeyfield Society.
- Does Southern Oaks Retirement Living have reviews and complaints?
- CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Southern Oaks Retirement Living. 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 Southern Oaks Retirement Living?
- Southern Oaks Retirement Living's website listed in our register data is http://www.abbeyfieldsouthernoaks.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 Southern Oaks Retirement Living's chief executive paid?
- The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Southern Oaks Retirement Living's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). 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 Southern Oaks Retirement Living's money come from?
- Southern Oaks Retirement Living reported £2.4m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.1m (88%), investments £195k (8%), donations and legacies £54k (2%).
- Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Southern Oaks Retirement Living?
- The register records Southern Oaks Retirement Living 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 Southern Oaks Retirement Living's trustees paid?
- Southern Oaks Retirement Living's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
- What was Southern Oaks Retirement Living previously called?
- The register lists these previous names for Southern Oaks Retirement Living: The Abbeyfield Purley Society Limited; The Abbeyfield Southern Oaks; Abbeyfield Southern Oaks.
- When was Southern Oaks Retirement Living registered as a charity?
- Southern Oaks Retirement Living was entered on the register on 6 April 1966. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00734705).