--- title: "The Melow Charitable Trust — charity 275454 | CharityCompare" description: "The Melow Charitable Trust (charity 275454): income £1.2m (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-melow-charitable-trust retrieved: 2026-10-09T16:23:43.018Z 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. 275454 MC # The Melow Charitable Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Melow Charitable Trust 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 [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=275454&subId=0) Work at The Melow Charitable Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-melow-charitable-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Melow%20Charitable%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Melow Charitable Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £1,220,243 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £1,143,474 Registered charity number 275454 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) 68 Filey Avenue Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer The Melow Charitable Trust (number 275454) 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 Melow Charitable Trust do? grant other charities Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Melow Charitable Trust Answers The Melow Charitable Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Where does The Melow Charitable Trust's money come from? The Melow Charitable Trust reported £1.2m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £1.2m (100%). - Investments£1.2m · 100% ### Does The Melow Charitable Trust receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for The Melow Charitable Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. The Melow Charitable Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record The Melow Charitable Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. The Melow Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 17 April 1978 Where it says it operates Hackney ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations. 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 Melow Charitable Trust registered for? General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Melow Charitable Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Melow Charitable Trust. 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 Melow Charitable Trust? - 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 Melow Charitable Trust as a registered charity (number 275454) 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 Melow Charitable Trust's charity number? The Melow Charitable Trust's charity number is 275454. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 275454? Search 275454 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 Melow Charitable Trust do? grant other charities Does The Melow Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Melow Charitable Trust. 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 Melow Charitable Trust? The Melow Charitable Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. Where does The Melow Charitable Trust's money come from? The Melow Charitable Trust reported £1.2m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £1.2m (100%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Melow Charitable Trust? The register does not record The Melow Charitable Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are The Melow Charitable Trust's trustees paid? The Melow Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Melow Charitable Trust registered as a charity? The Melow Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 17 April 1978. 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=275454&subId=0).