--- title: "The Ellie Thornton Foundation — charity 1179880 | CharityCompare" description: "The Ellie Thornton Foundation (charity 1179880): income £6,655 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-ellie-thornton-foundation retrieved: 2026-10-08T12:50:23.401Z 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. 1179880CIO ET # The Ellie Thornton Foundation Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Ellie Thornton Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://elliethorntonfoundation.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1179880&subId=0) Work at The Ellie Thornton Foundation? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-ellie-thornton-foundation&type=claim&name=The%20Ellie%20Thornton%20Foundation) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Ellie Thornton Foundation? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05 £6,655 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05 £9,600 Registered charity number 1179880 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Shoreham-By-Sea Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [elliethorntonfoundation.org.uk](http://elliethorntonfoundation.org.uk/) Quick answer The Ellie Thornton Foundation (number 1179880) 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 Ellie Thornton Foundation do? Raising awareness of road safety issues and making strategic interventions to improve road safety and road use in the vicinity of schools, bus stops, pedestrian crossings, and to contribute to safer routes to school. Providing financial assistance to families of children with disabilities or additional needs in order to facilitate days out. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Ellie Thornton Foundation Answers The Ellie Thornton Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Ellie Thornton Foundation's highest-paid staff paid? The Ellie Thornton Foundation's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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 does not record The Ellie Thornton Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. The Ellie Thornton Foundation's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 11 September 2018 Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals; 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 Ellie Thornton Foundation registered for? General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Ellie Thornton Foundation yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Ellie Thornton 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. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Ellie Thornton Foundation? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Ellie Thornton Foundation as a registered charity (number 1179880) 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 Ellie Thornton Foundation's charity number? The Ellie Thornton Foundation's charity number is 1179880. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1179880? Search 1179880 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 Ellie Thornton Foundation do? Raising awareness of road safety issues and making strategic interventions to improve road safety and road use in the vicinity of schools, bus stops, pedestrian crossings, and to contribute to safer routes to school. Providing financial assistance to families of children with disabilities or additional needs in order to facilitate days out. Does The Ellie Thornton Foundation have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Ellie Thornton 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 Ellie Thornton Foundation? The Ellie Thornton Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://elliethorntonfoundation.org.uk. 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 Ellie Thornton Foundation's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Ellie Thornton Foundation's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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 Ellie Thornton Foundation? The register does not record The Ellie Thornton Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are The Ellie Thornton Foundation's trustees paid? The Ellie Thornton Foundation's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Ellie Thornton Foundation registered as a charity? The Ellie Thornton Foundation was entered on the register on 11 September 2018. 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=1179880&subId=0).