--- title: "Surrey Welfare Rights Unit — charity 1062826 | CharityCompare" description: "Surrey Welfare Rights Unit (charity 1062826): income £357k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/surrey-welfare-rights-unit retrieved: 2026-10-08T23:16:28.561Z 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. 1062826Charitable company SW # Surrey Welfare Rights Unit Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Surrey Welfare Rights Unit is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.swru.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1062826&subId=0) Work at Surrey Welfare Rights Unit? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=surrey-welfare-rights-unit&type=claim&name=Surrey%20Welfare%20Rights%20Unit) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Surrey Welfare Rights Unit? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £356,585 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £305,669 Registered charity number 1062826 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Monument Way Depot Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.swru.org](http://www.swru.org/) Quick answer Surrey Welfare Rights Unit (number 1062826) 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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit do? Specialist advice unit supporting organisations in legal areas of welfare rights and community care. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Surrey Welfare Rights Unit Answers Surrey Welfare Rights Unit 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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit's highest-paid staff paid? Surrey Welfare Rights Unit'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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Surrey Welfare Rights Unit'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 12 June 1997 Company number [03335128](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03335128) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Hampshire · Surrey · West Sussex ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** 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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit registered for? Education/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Surrey Welfare Rights Unit yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Surrey Welfare Rights Unit. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Surrey Welfare Rights Unit? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Surrey Welfare Rights Unit's charity number? Surrey Welfare Rights Unit's charity number is 1062826. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1062826? Search 1062826 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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit do? Specialist advice unit supporting organisations in legal areas of welfare rights and community care. Does Surrey Welfare Rights Unit have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Surrey Welfare Rights Unit. 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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit? Surrey Welfare Rights Unit's website listed in our register data is http://www.swru.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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Surrey Welfare Rights Unit'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 Surrey Welfare Rights Unit? The register does not record Surrey Welfare Rights Unit as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Surrey Welfare Rights Unit's trustees paid? Surrey Welfare Rights Unit's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Surrey Welfare Rights Unit registered as a charity? Surrey Welfare Rights Unit was entered on the register on 12 June 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03335128). 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=1062826&subId=0).