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The Charis Trust

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The Charis Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about The Charis Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£591,175
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£996,076
Registered charity number
1140637
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Danbury
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Charis Trust (number 1140637) 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 Charis Trust do?

To promote the furtherance of religious or secular education ;the advancementof the Christian faith;the relief of the poor and needy and the help and comfort of the sick and aged.

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

From the annual return

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

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

The Charis Trust'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.

Where does The Charis Trust's money come from?

The Charis Trust reported £591k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £343k (58%), investments £181k (31%), charitable activities £67k (11%).

  • Donations and legacies£343k · 58%
  • Investments£181k · 31%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£67k · 11%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Charis Trust 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 Charis Trust'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
Company number
07436799 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Essex

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

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 Charis Trust registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Charis 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 Charis Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Charis Trust as a registered charity (number 1140637) 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 Charis Trust's charity number?
The Charis Trust's charity number is 1140637. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1140637?
Search 1140637 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 Charis Trust do?
To promote the furtherance of religious or secular education ;the advancementof the Christian faith;the relief of the poor and needy and the help and comfort of the sick and aged.
Does The Charis Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Charis 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 Charis Trust?
The Charis 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 Charis Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Charis Trust'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.
Where does The Charis Trust's money come from?
The Charis Trust reported £591k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £343k (58%), investments £181k (31%), charitable activities £67k (11%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Charis Trust?
The register records The Charis Trust 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 Charis Trust's trustees paid?
The Charis Trust'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 Charis Trust registered as a charity?
The Charis Trust was entered on the register on 2 March 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07436799).

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.