--- title: "The Muscle Help Foundation — charity 1096716 | CharityCompare" description: "The Muscle Help Foundation (charity 1096716): income £83,573 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-muscle-help-foundation retrieved: 2026-10-09T18:55:37.024Z 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. 1096716 MH # The Muscle Help Foundation Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Muscle Help Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.musclehelp.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1096716&subId=0) Work at The Muscle Help Foundation? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-muscle-help-foundation&type=claim&name=The%20Muscle%20Help%20Foundation) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Muscle Help Foundation? Reported income · year ending 2025-02-28 £83,573 Reported spending · year ending 2025-02-28 £88,167 Registered charity number 1096716 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Clanfield Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.musclehelp.com](http://www.musclehelp.com/) Quick answer The Muscle Help Foundation (number 1096716) 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 Muscle Help Foundation do? Delivering Muscle Dreams for children and young people between the ages 8 and 28 with Muscular Dystrophy and allied neuromuscular conditions throughout the United Kingdom. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Muscle Help Foundation Answers The Muscle Help Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 28 February 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Muscle Help Foundation's highest-paid staff paid? The Muscle Help Foundation's annual return for the year ending 28 February 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 Muscle Help 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Muscle Help Foundation's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 26 March 2003 Previous names on the register Pole2pole; The Muscular Help Foundation Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; People With Disabilities. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; 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 Muscle Help Foundation registered for? The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Muscle Help Foundation yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Muscle Help 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Muscle Help 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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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Muscle Help Foundation's charity number? The Muscle Help Foundation's charity number is 1096716. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1096716? Search 1096716 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 Muscle Help Foundation do? Delivering Muscle Dreams for children and young people between the ages 8 and 28 with Muscular Dystrophy and allied neuromuscular conditions throughout the United Kingdom. Does The Muscle Help Foundation have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Muscle Help 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 Muscle Help Foundation? The Muscle Help Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.musclehelp.com. 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 Muscle Help Foundation's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Muscle Help Foundation's annual return for the year ending 28 February 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 Muscle Help Foundation? The register records The Muscle Help 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 Muscle Help Foundation's trustees paid? The Muscle Help Foundation's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was The Muscle Help Foundation previously called? The register lists these previous names for The Muscle Help Foundation: Pole2pole; The Muscular Help Foundation. When was The Muscle Help Foundation registered as a charity? The Muscle Help Foundation was entered on the register on 26 March 2003. 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=1096716&subId=0).