The Friends of Care Homes (number 1173546) 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 Friends of Care Homes do?
The Charity provides recreation and other leisure time pursuits for those in care and involves friends and families of those in care in the provision of such activities
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Friends of Care Homes
Answers The Friends of Care Homes gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Friends of Care Homes's highest-paid staff paid?
The Friends of Care Homes's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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 Friends of Care Homes as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Friends of Care Homes's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Hertfordshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
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 Friends of Care Homes registered for?
Disability
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Friends of Care Homes yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Friends of Care Homes.
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.
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What should you check before donating to The Friends of Care Homes?
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Is The Friends of Care Homes a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Friends of Care Homes as a registered charity (number 1173546) 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 Friends of Care Homes's charity number?
The Friends of Care Homes's charity number is 1173546. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1173546?
Search 1173546 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 Friends of Care Homes do?
The Charity provides recreation and other leisure time pursuits for those in care and involves friends and families of those in care in the provision of such activities
Does The Friends of Care Homes have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Friends of Care Homes. 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 Friends of Care Homes?
The Friends of Care Homes's website listed in our register data is http://www.friendsofcarehomes.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 Friends of Care Homes's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Friends of Care Homes's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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 Friends of Care Homes?
The register does not record The Friends of Care Homes as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Friends of Care Homes's trustees paid?
The Friends of Care Homes's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Friends of Care Homes registered as a charity?
The Friends of Care Homes was entered on the register on 23 June 2017.