Registered charity · No. 1085498Charitable company
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The Helpful Bureau
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Helpful Bureau is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
The Helpful Bureau (number 1085498) 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 Helpful Bureau do?
To help people live independently at home by providing a range of practical services, advice, information, signposting and social activities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Helpful Bureau
Answers The Helpful Bureau gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Helpful Bureau's highest-paid staff paid?
The Helpful Bureau's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 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 Helpful Bureau as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Helpful Bureau's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; 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 Helpful Bureau registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Helpful Bureau yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Helpful Bureau.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to The Helpful Bureau?
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The register data used for this profile lists The Helpful Bureau as a registered charity (number 1085498) 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 Helpful Bureau's charity number?
The Helpful Bureau's charity number is 1085498. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1085498?
Search 1085498 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 Helpful Bureau do?
To help people live independently at home by providing a range of practical services, advice, information, signposting and social activities.
Does The Helpful Bureau have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Helpful Bureau. 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 Helpful Bureau?
The Helpful Bureau's website listed in our register data is http://www.thehelpfulbureau.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 Helpful Bureau's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Helpful Bureau's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 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 Helpful Bureau?
The register does not record The Helpful Bureau as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Helpful Bureau's trustees paid?
The Helpful Bureau's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Helpful Bureau previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Helpful Bureau: Stapleford Volunteer Bureau.
When was The Helpful Bureau registered as a charity?
The Helpful Bureau was entered on the register on 12 March 2001. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04155890).