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Registered charity · No. 1176386CIO

The Belforte Trust

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The Belforte Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, animals.

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What are the key facts about The Belforte Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£329,110
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£294,566
Registered charity number
1176386
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Hamilton House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

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The Belforte Trust (number 1176386) 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 Belforte Trust do?

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE AS FOLLOWS:- (1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY:- A) CARING FOR AND RE-HOMING ANIMALS THAT ARE ABANDONED, MISTREATED OR LOST B) PROVIDING VETERINARY CARE AND TREATMENT FOR ANIMALS C) PROMOTING KINDNESS TO ANIMALS D) PREVENTING OR SUPPRESSING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS E) RELIEVING THE SUFFERING OF A

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

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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Belforte Trust

Answers The Belforte Trust 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 Belforte Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Belforte Trust'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 Belforte Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Belforte Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
The Belforte Foundation
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: 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 Belforte Trust registered for?

General Charitable PurposesAnimals

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Belforte Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Belforte Trust. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Belforte Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Belforte Trust as a registered charity (number 1176386) 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 Belforte Trust's charity number?
The Belforte Trust's charity number is 1176386. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1176386?
Search 1176386 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 Belforte Trust do?
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE AS FOLLOWS:- (1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY:- A) CARING FOR AND RE-HOMING ANIMALS THAT ARE ABANDONED, MISTREATED OR LOST B) PROVIDING VETERINARY CARE AND TREATMENT FOR ANIMALS C) PROMOTING KINDNESS TO ANIMALS D) PREVENTING OR SUPPRESSING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS E) RELIEVING THE SUFFERING OF A
Does The Belforte Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Belforte Trust. 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 Belforte Trust?
The Belforte Trust 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 Belforte Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Belforte Trust'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 Belforte Trust?
The register does not record The Belforte Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Belforte Trust's trustees paid?
The Belforte Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The Belforte Trust registered as a charity?
The Belforte Trust was entered on the register on 19 December 2017.

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.