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The Marriage Foundation

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The Marriage Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about The Marriage Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£119,354
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£103,327
Registered charity number
1150453
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Romford
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Marriage Foundation (number 1150453) 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 Marriage Foundation do?

Conducting and publishing research into couple relationships; raising awareness of the risks of unstable relationships; addressing myths and misperceptions which hinder the formation of more stable relationships; promoting improved access to relationships education; working with existing providers of couple relationship support to enable their work to have greater impact;

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Marriage Foundation

Answers The Marriage Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Marriage Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

The Marriage Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 records The Marriage Foundation 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

The Marriage Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
08002851 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; 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 Marriage Foundation registered for?

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Marriage Foundation yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Marriage Foundation. 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

What should you check before donating to The Marriage Foundation?

  • 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. This profile reflects a dated extract.
  • Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Marriage Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Marriage Foundation as a registered charity (number 1150453) 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 Marriage Foundation's charity number?
The Marriage Foundation's charity number is 1150453. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1150453?
Search 1150453 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 Marriage Foundation do?
Conducting and publishing research into couple relationships; raising awareness of the risks of unstable relationships; addressing myths and misperceptions which hinder the formation of more stable relationships; promoting improved access to relationships education; working with existing providers of couple relationship support to enable their work to have greater impact;
Does The Marriage Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Marriage Foundation. 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 Marriage Foundation?
The Marriage Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.marriagefoundation.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 Marriage Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Marriage Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Marriage Foundation?
The register records The Marriage Foundation 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 Marriage Foundation's trustees paid?
The Marriage Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Marriage Foundation registered as a charity?
The Marriage Foundation was entered on the register on 11 January 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08002851).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.