Special Olympics Great Britain (number 800329) 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 Special Olympics Great Britain do?
Providing year round sports training and competition opportunities to children and adults with intellectual (learning disabilities). Currently the charity serves 8000 athletes annually supported by over 2800 volunteers.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Special Olympics Great Britain
Answers Special Olympics Great Britain gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Special Olympics Great Britain's highest-paid staff paid?
Special Olympics Great Britain's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Special Olympics Great Britain's money come from?
Special Olympics Great Britain reported £1.8m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1m (55%), trading and fundraising events £480k (26%), charitable activities £267k (15%).
Donations and legacies£1m · 55%
Trading and fundraising events£480k · 26%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£267k · 15%
Other income£67k · 4%
Investments£5,489 · 0%
Does Special Olympics Great Britain receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Special Olympics Great Britain. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Special Olympics Great Britain 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 records Special Olympics Great Britain 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
Special Olympics Great Britain's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; 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 Special Olympics Great Britain registered for?
DisabilityAmateur Sport
Why is there no Clarity Score for Special Olympics Great Britain yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Special Olympics Great Britain.
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Is Special Olympics Great Britain a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Special Olympics Great Britain as a registered charity (number 800329) 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 Special Olympics Great Britain's charity number?
Special Olympics Great Britain's charity number is 800329. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 800329?
Search 800329 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 Special Olympics Great Britain do?
Providing year round sports training and competition opportunities to children and adults with intellectual (learning disabilities). Currently the charity serves 8000 athletes annually supported by over 2800 volunteers.
Does Special Olympics Great Britain have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Special Olympics Great Britain. 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 Special Olympics Great Britain?
Special Olympics Great Britain's website listed in our register data is http://www.specialolympicsgb.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 Special Olympics Great Britain's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Special Olympics Great Britain's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (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 Special Olympics Great Britain's money come from?
Special Olympics Great Britain reported £1.8m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1m (55%), trading and fundraising events £480k (26%), charitable activities £267k (15%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Special Olympics Great Britain?
The register records Special Olympics Great Britain 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 Special Olympics Great Britain's trustees paid?
Special Olympics Great Britain's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Special Olympics Great Britain previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Special Olympics Great Britain: Special Olympics UK.
When was Special Olympics Great Britain registered as a charity?
Special Olympics Great Britain was entered on the register on 2 November 1988. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02301452).