Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Gower Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science.
The Gower Society (number 1172919) 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 Gower Society do?
The charity is currently dormant and expected to commence activities in the year to 31st December 2019.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Gower Society
Answers The Gower Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Gower Society's highest-paid staff paid?
The Gower Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Gower Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Gower Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Cyfeillion Gwyr
Where it says it operates
City of Swansea
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; 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.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 1172919. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Gower Society yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Gower Society.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Gower Society as a registered charity (number 1172919) 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 Gower Society's charity number?
The Gower Society's charity number is 1172919. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1172919?
Search 1172919 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 Gower Society do?
The charity is currently dormant and expected to commence activities in the year to 31st December 2019.
Does The Gower Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Gower Society. 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 Gower Society?
The Gower Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.thegowersociety.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.
How much is The Gower Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Gower Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Gower Society?
The register does not record The Gower Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Gower Society's trustees paid?
The Gower Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Gower Society registered as a charity?
The Gower Society was entered on the register on 9 May 2017.