--- title: "The General Charity Fund — charity 234710 | CharityCompare" description: "The General Charity Fund (charity 234710): income £58,618 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-general-charity-fund retrieved: 2026-10-08T21:46:30.235Z 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. 234710Trust GC # The General Charity Fund Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The General Charity Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://generalcharityfund.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=234710&subId=0) Work at The General Charity Fund? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-general-charity-fund&type=claim&name=The%20General%20Charity%20Fund) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The General Charity Fund? Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30 £58,618 Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30 £60,430 Registered charity number 234710 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust Register contact address detail (not service area) Port of Liverpool Building Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [generalcharityfund.org.uk](http://generalcharityfund.org.uk/) Quick answer The General Charity Fund (number 234710) 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 General Charity Fund do? Donations are made to registered charities in the Arts, Drugs, Medical and Environment fields. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The General Charity Fund Answers The General Charity Fund 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”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The General Charity Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The General Charity Fund'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 16 June 1964 Also known as Col W W Pilkington Will Trusts - the General Charity Fund; Pilkington General Charity Fund Where it says it operates Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research. 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 General Charity Fund registered for? General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The General Charity Fund yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The General Charity Fund. 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 General Charity Fund? - 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. 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The register data used for this profile lists The General Charity Fund as a registered charity (number 234710) 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 General Charity Fund's charity number? The General Charity Fund's charity number is 234710. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 234710? Search 234710 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 General Charity Fund do? Donations are made to registered charities in the Arts, Drugs, Medical and Environment fields. Does The General Charity Fund have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The General Charity Fund. 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 General Charity Fund? The General Charity Fund's website listed in our register data is http://generalcharityfund.org.uk. 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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The General Charity Fund? The register records The General Charity Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are The General Charity Fund's trustees paid? The General Charity Fund'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 General Charity Fund registered as a charity? The General Charity Fund was entered on the register on 16 June 1964. 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=234710&subId=0).