The Samaritan Fund (number 264432) 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 Samaritan Fund do?
Gives financial support to the widow(er)s and/or dependants of deceased Royal Engineer Officers.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Samaritan Fund
Answers The Samaritan Fund 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”.
How much are The Samaritan Fund's highest-paid staff paid?
The Samaritan Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Samaritan Fund 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 Samaritan Fund'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
Also known as
The Samaritan Fund of the Royal Engineers Officers Wi
Where it says it operates
Zimbabwe · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.
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 Samaritan Fund registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Samaritan Fund yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Samaritan Fund.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Samaritan Fund as a registered charity (number 264432) 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 Samaritan Fund's charity number?
The Samaritan Fund's charity number is 264432. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 264432?
Search 264432 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 Samaritan Fund do?
Gives financial support to the widow(er)s and/or dependants of deceased Royal Engineer Officers.
Does The Samaritan Fund have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Samaritan Fund. 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 Samaritan Fund?
The Samaritan Fund's website listed in our register data is http://www.reows.co.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 Samaritan Fund's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Samaritan Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Samaritan Fund?
The register records The Samaritan Fund 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 Samaritan Fund's trustees paid?
The Samaritan Fund'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 Samaritan Fund registered as a charity?
The Samaritan Fund was entered on the register on 23 August 1972.