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Registered charity · No. 1178057CIO

The Purim Trust

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The Purim Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, disability.

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What are the key facts about The Purim Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£191,294
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£160,727
Registered charity number
1178057
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Elmswell
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Purim Trust (number 1178057) 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 Purim Trust do?

The current main activity of the charity is to find sponsors for deprived children in the Philippines to enable them to receive an education, but also providing food, clothing, school transport, medical and dental care so that they are in a physical condition to obtain the maximum benefit from their education.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Purim Trust

Answers The Purim Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Purim Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Purim Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Purim Trust 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 Purim Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Philippines

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; 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 Purim Trust registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Purim Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Purim 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

What should you check before donating to The Purim Trust?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Purim Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Purim Trust as a registered charity (number 1178057) 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 Purim Trust's charity number?
The Purim Trust's charity number is 1178057. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1178057?
Search 1178057 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 Purim Trust do?
The current main activity of the charity is to find sponsors for deprived children in the Philippines to enable them to receive an education, but also providing food, clothing, school transport, medical and dental care so that they are in a physical condition to obtain the maximum benefit from their education.
Does The Purim Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Purim 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 Purim Trust?
The Purim Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.thepurimtrust.org. 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 Purim Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Purim Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Purim Trust?
The register records The Purim Trust 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 Purim Trust's trustees paid?
The Purim Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The Purim Trust registered as a charity?
The Purim Trust was entered on the register on 23 April 2018.

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.