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St. David's Children Society

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St. David's Children Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about St. David's Children Society?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,557,521
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,642,360
Registered charity number
509163
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Lambourne Crescent
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.adoptionwales.org

Quick answer

St. David's Children Society (number 509163) 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 St. David's Children Society do?

Adoption agency.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for St. David's Children Society

Answers St. David's Children Society 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 St. David's Children Society's highest-paid staff paid?

St. David's Children Society's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does St. David's Children Society's money come from?

St. David's Children Society reported £1.6m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.5m (97%), donations and legacies £35k (2%), investments £11k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £500.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.5m · 97%
  • Donations and legacies£35k · 2%
  • Investments£11k · 1%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records St. David's Children Society 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

St. David's Children Society'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
Company number
01546688 (Companies House)
Also known as
St David's Children Society
Previous names on the register
Catholic Children's Society (Wales); The Catholic Children and Family Care Society (Wales)
Where it says it operates
Throughout Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

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 St. David's Children Society registered for?

General Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for St. David's Children Society yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is St. David's Children Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists St. David's Children Society as a registered charity (number 509163) 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 St. David's Children Society's charity number?
St. David's Children Society's charity number is 509163. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 509163?
Search 509163 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 St. David's Children Society do?
Adoption agency.
Does St. David's Children Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for St. David's Children Society. 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 St. David's Children Society?
St. David's Children Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.adoptionwales.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 St. David's Children Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. St. David's Children Society's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (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 St. David's Children Society's money come from?
St. David's Children Society reported £1.6m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.5m (97%), donations and legacies £35k (2%), investments £11k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £500.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to St. David's Children Society?
The register records St. David's Children Society 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 St. David's Children Society's trustees paid?
St. David's Children Society's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was St. David's Children Society previously called?
The register lists these previous names for St. David's Children Society: Catholic Children's Society (Wales); The Catholic Children and Family Care Society (Wales).
When was St. David's Children Society registered as a charity?
St. David's Children Society was entered on the register on 5 March 1981. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01546688).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.