--- title: "The Friends of the William Salt Library — charity 504933 | CharityCompare" description: "The Friends of the William Salt Library (charity 504933): income £539 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-friends-of-the-william-salt-library retrieved: 2026-10-08T20:10:14.205Z 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. 504933 FO # The Friends of the William Salt Library Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Friends of the William Salt Library is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=504933&subId=0) Work at The Friends of the William Salt Library? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-friends-of-the-william-salt-library&type=claim&name=The%20Friends%20of%20the%20William%20Salt%20Library) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Friends of the William Salt Library? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £539 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £508 Registered charity number 504933 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Stafford Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer The Friends of the William Salt Library (number 504933) 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 the William Salt Library do? Conservation of a library of rare books. The library is made available to all those who are embarking upon or following a programme of research. 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 the William Salt Library Answers The Friends of the William Salt Library 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 the William Salt Library as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 8 March 1976 Where it says it operates Staffordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations. 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 the William Salt Library registered for? Environment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Friends of the William Salt Library yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Friends of the William Salt Library. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. 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Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 504933? Search 504933 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 the William Salt Library do? Conservation of a library of rare books. The library is made available to all those who are embarking upon or following a programme of research. Does The Friends of the William Salt Library have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Friends of the William Salt Library. 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 the William Salt Library? The Friends of the William Salt Library 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 the William Salt Library? The register does not record The Friends of the William Salt Library as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. When was The Friends of the William Salt Library registered as a charity? The Friends of the William Salt Library was entered on the register on 8 March 1976. 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/). 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