--- title: "The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare — charity 508815 | CharityCompare" description: "The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare (charity 508815): income £8,407 (2025). Check registration and accounts." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-friends-of-st-john-baptist-church-in-wales-high-school-aberdare retrieved: 2026-10-08T19:08:24.140Z 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. 508815 FO # The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=508815&subId=0) Work at The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-friends-of-st-john-baptist-church-in-wales-high-school-aberdare&type=claim&name=The%20Friends%20of%20St%20John%20Baptist%20(Church%20in%20Wales)%20High%20School%2C%20Aberdare) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £8,407 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £6,304 Registered charity number 508815 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Aberdare Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare (number 508815) 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 St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare do? Funds are raised to enable The Friends to make donations to the School Governor Fund and to the general school fund to purchase additional items outside the school budget, such as staging, blinds, refurbish school library etc 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 St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare Answers The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 14 June 1979 Previous names on the register The Friends of St John Baptist School Where it says it operates Rhondda Cynon Taff ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations; Other Charitable Activities. 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 St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare. 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 Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare? - 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. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare as a registered charity (number 508815) 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 St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare's charity number? The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare's charity number is 508815. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 508815? Search 508815 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 St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare do? Funds are raised to enable The Friends to make donations to the School Governor Fund and to the general school fund to purchase additional items outside the school budget, such as staging, blinds, refurbish school library etc Does The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare. 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 St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare? The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare? The register does not record The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. What was The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare previously called? The register lists this previous name for The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare: The Friends of St John Baptist School. When was The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare registered as a charity? The Friends of St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare was entered on the register on 14 June 1979. 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=508815&subId=0).