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Registered charity · No. 264385

The British Society of Gerontology

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

The British Society of Gerontology is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training.

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What are the key facts about The British Society of Gerontology?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£194,851
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£165,976
Registered charity number
264385
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Hambledon Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The British Society of Gerontology (number 264385) 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 British Society of Gerontology do?

Promoting understanding of ageing and later life

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The British Society of Gerontology

Answers The British Society of Gerontology 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 The British Society of Gerontology's highest-paid staff paid?

The British Society of Gerontology'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 records The British Society of Gerontology 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 British Society of Gerontology'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
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

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 British Society of Gerontology registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The British Society of Gerontology yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The British Society of Gerontology. 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 British Society of Gerontology a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The British Society of Gerontology as a registered charity (number 264385) 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 British Society of Gerontology's charity number?
The British Society of Gerontology's charity number is 264385. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 264385?
Search 264385 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 British Society of Gerontology do?
Promoting understanding of ageing and later life
Does The British Society of Gerontology have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The British Society of Gerontology. 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 British Society of Gerontology?
The British Society of Gerontology's website listed in our register data is http://www.britishgerontology.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 The British Society of Gerontology's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The British Society of Gerontology'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 The British Society of Gerontology?
The register records The British Society of Gerontology 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 British Society of Gerontology's trustees paid?
The British Society of Gerontology's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The British Society of Gerontology registered as a charity?
The British Society of Gerontology was entered on the register on 26 March 1973.

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.