--- title: "The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO — charity 1196640 | CharityCompare" description: "The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO (charity 1196640): income £95,948 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-bury-st-edmunds-society-cio retrieved: 2026-10-08T00:51:07.386Z 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. 1196640CIO BS # The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.burysociety.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1196640&subId=0) Work at The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-bury-st-edmunds-society-cio&type=claim&name=The%20Bury%20St%20Edmunds%20Society%20CIO) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £95,948 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £97,926 Registered charity number 1196640 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) 90 Risbygate Street Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.burysociety.com](http://www.burysociety.com/) Quick answer The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO (number 1196640) 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO do? The Bury Society is open to everyone who cares about Bury St Edmund's past, present and future.Our aim is to ensure that the town continues to grow and prosper whilst remaining a beautiful place to live, work or visit.Our objectives are to foster its heritage and character, encourage a balance of old and new and to inform and engage communities on matters that impact our local environment. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO Answers The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO's highest-paid staff paid? The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO'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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 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 18 November 2021 Where it says it operates Suffolk ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations; 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 The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO registered for? General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO. 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO? - 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-bury-st-edmunds-society-cio&type=claim&name=The%20Bury%20St%20Edmunds%20Society%20CIO) [Visit charity website](http://www.burysociety.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO as a registered charity (number 1196640) 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO's charity number? The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO's charity number is 1196640. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1196640? Search 1196640 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO do? The Bury Society is open to everyone who cares about Bury St Edmund's past, present and future.Our aim is to ensure that the town continues to grow and prosper whilst remaining a beautiful place to live, work or visit.Our objectives are to foster its heritage and character, encourage a balance of old and new and to inform and engage communities on matters that impact our local environment. Does The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO. 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO? The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.burysociety.com. 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO'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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO? The register records The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO's trustees paid? The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 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 Bury St Edmunds Society CIO registered as a charity? The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO was entered on the register on 18 November 2021. 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=1196640&subId=0).