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The Fairbank Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, accommodation/housing.
The Fairbank Society (number 258882) 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 Fairbank Society do?
The main activity of the Charity is the provision of supported sheltered housing for elderly local people
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Fairbank Society
Answers The Fairbank Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Fairbank Society's highest-paid staff paid?
The Fairbank Society's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Fairbank Society's money come from?
The Fairbank Society reported £581k total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £553k (95%), investments £24k (4%), other income £3,340 (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£553k · 95%
Investments£24k · 4%
Other income£3,340 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Fairbank Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Fairbank Society's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Fairbank Society registered for?
General Charitable PurposesAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Fairbank Society yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Fairbank Society.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Fairbank Society as a registered charity (number 258882) 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 Fairbank Society's charity number?
The Fairbank Society's charity number is 258882. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 258882?
Search 258882 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 Fairbank Society do?
The main activity of the Charity is the provision of supported sheltered housing for elderly local people
Does The Fairbank Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Fairbank Society. 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 Fairbank Society?
The Fairbank Society's website listed in our register data is http://fairbanksociety.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 Fairbank Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Fairbank Society's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Fairbank Society's money come from?
The Fairbank Society reported £581k total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £553k (95%), investments £24k (4%), other income £3,340 (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Fairbank Society?
The register does not record The Fairbank Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Fairbank Society's trustees paid?
The Fairbank Society's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Fairbank Society previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Fairbank Society: The Abbeyfield Kirkby Lonsdale Society Limited.
When was The Fairbank Society registered as a charity?
The Fairbank Society was entered on the register on 19 June 1969. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00950104).