--- title: "The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement — charity 279700 | CharityCompare" description: "The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement (charity 279700): income £917 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-friends-of-west-stow-anglo-saxon-settlement retrieved: 2026-10-08T20:10:37.571Z 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. 279700 FO # The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=279700&subId=0) Work at The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-friends-of-west-stow-anglo-saxon-settlement&type=claim&name=The%20Friends%20of%20West%20Stow%20Anglo%20Saxon%20Settlement) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement? Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30 £917 Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30 £1,221 Registered charity number 279700 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Great Barton Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement (number 279700) 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 West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement do? Re-enactment of Anglo Saxon life.Assist with upkeep of the village and various projects. 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 West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement Answers The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement 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 West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 28 March 1980 Where it says it operates Suffolk ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Human Resources; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body. 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 West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement. 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 West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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Search 279700 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 West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement do? Re-enactment of Anglo Saxon life.Assist with upkeep of the village and various projects. Does The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement. 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 West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement? The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement 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 West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement? The register does not record The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. When was The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement registered as a charity? The Friends of West Stow Anglo Saxon Settlement was entered on the register on 28 March 1980. 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=279700&subId=0).