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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about The Arete Foundation?
Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£283,053
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£224,925
Registered charity number
1184657
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
14 Castle Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
The Arete Foundation (number 1184657) 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 Arete Foundation do?
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND BY MAKING GRANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CL
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Arete Foundation
Answers The Arete Foundation 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 The Arete Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
The Arete Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 records The Arete Foundation 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
The Arete Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Praetura Foundation
Where it says it operates
Throughout England
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; 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 Arete Foundation registered for?
Disability
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Arete Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Arete Foundation.
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.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Arete Foundation as a registered charity (number 1184657) 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 Arete Foundation's charity number?
The Arete Foundation's charity number is 1184657. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1184657?
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What does The Arete Foundation do?
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND BY MAKING GRANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CL
Does The Arete Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Arete Foundation. 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 Arete Foundation?
The Arete Foundation 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 Arete Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Arete Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 The Arete Foundation?
The register records The Arete Foundation 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 The Arete Foundation's trustees paid?
The Arete Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Arete Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Arete Foundation: Praetura Foundation.
When was The Arete Foundation registered as a charity?
The Arete Foundation was entered on the register on 29 July 2019.