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The Mortimer Society

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The Mortimer Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability.

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What are the key facts about The Mortimer Society?

Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31
£5,785,732
Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31
£5,395,745
Registered charity number
287579
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
91-93 High Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Mortimer Society (number 287579) 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 Mortimer Society do?

Provision of long term residential care for adults with physical disabilities, including Huntington's Disease, and/or learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries or other neurological conditions.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Mortimer Society

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

How much are The Mortimer Society's highest-paid staff paid?

The Mortimer Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Mortimer Society's money come from?

The Mortimer Society reported £5.8m total income for the year ending 31 October 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £5.7m (99%), investments £50k (1%), donations and legacies £31k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£5.7m · 99%
  • Investments£50k · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£31k · 1%
  • Trading and fundraising events£1,992 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Mortimer Society 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 Mortimer Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01741444 (Companies House)
Also known as
Birling House; Frindsbury House
Previous names on the register
The Mortimer Society Limited
Where it says it operates
East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · Medway · West Sussex · Throughout London

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

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 Mortimer Society registered for?

Disability

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Mortimer Society yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Mortimer Society. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Mortimer Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Mortimer Society as a registered charity (number 287579) 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 Mortimer Society's charity number?
The Mortimer Society's charity number is 287579. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 287579?
Search 287579 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 Mortimer Society do?
Provision of long term residential care for adults with physical disabilities, including Huntington's Disease, and/or learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries or other neurological conditions.
Does The Mortimer Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Mortimer 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 Mortimer Society?
The Mortimer Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.mortimersociety.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 Mortimer Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Mortimer Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). 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.
Where does The Mortimer Society's money come from?
The Mortimer Society reported £5.8m total income for the year ending 31 October 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £5.7m (99%), investments £50k (1%), donations and legacies £31k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Mortimer Society?
The register records The Mortimer Society 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 Mortimer Society's trustees paid?
The Mortimer Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Mortimer Society previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Mortimer Society: The Mortimer Society Limited.
When was The Mortimer Society registered as a charity?
The Mortimer Society was entered on the register on 24 September 1983. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01741444).

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.