--- title: "The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund — charity 222241 | CharityCompare" description: "The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund (charity 222241): income £15,354 (2024). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-accrington-district-sick-poor-fund retrieved: 2026-10-07T05:27:56.918Z 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. 222241 AD # The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=222241&subId=0) Work at The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-accrington-district-sick-poor-fund&type=claim&name=The%20Accrington%20District%20Sick%20Poor%20Fund) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund? Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31 £15,354 Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31 £10,278 Registered charity number 222241 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) West Bradford Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund (number 222241) 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 The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund do? Assisting persons in the area of benefice (wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, Lancashire) who are either a) both sick and poor. or b)in financial need. Preference will still be given to those living in the wards of Accrington, Clayton le Moors and Altham. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund Answers The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's highest-paid staff paid? The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 18 December 1963 Also known as The Accrington and District Helping Hands Fund Where it says it operates Lancashire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals; 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 The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund registered for? The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund. 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 The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-accrington-district-sick-poor-fund&type=claim&name=The%20Accrington%20District%20Sick%20Poor%20Fund) ## Frequently asked questions Is The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund as a registered charity (number 222241) 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 The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's charity number? The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's charity number is 222241. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 222241? Search 222241 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 The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund do? Assisting persons in the area of benefice (wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, Lancashire) who are either a) both sick and poor. or b)in financial need. Preference will still be given to those living in the wards of Accrington, Clayton le Moors and Altham. Does The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund. 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 The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund? The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. How much is The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund? The register does not record The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's trustees paid? The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund registered as a charity? The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund was entered on the register on 18 December 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=222241&subId=0).