--- title: "The Southend Care Bank — charity 1204532 | CharityCompare" description: "The Southend Care Bank (charity 1204532): income £58,380 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-southend-care-bank retrieved: 2026-10-10T23:28:36.288Z 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. 1204532CIO SC # The Southend Care Bank Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Southend Care Bank is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.southendcarebank.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1204532&subId=0) Work at The Southend Care Bank? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-southend-care-bank&type=claim&name=The%20Southend%20Care%20Bank) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Southend Care Bank? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-30 £58,380 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-30 £30,083 Registered charity number 1204532 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Westcliff-on-Sea Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.southendcarebank.org](http://www.southendcarebank.org/) Quick answer The Southend Care Bank (number 1204532) 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 Southend Care Bank do? The objections of the CIO is the alleviation of the effects of hygiene poverty by way of operating a personal care and hygiene bank in the City of Southend-on-Sea. The Care Bank will serve the community primarily, but not exclusively, by providing free personal hygiene and household products for adults and children on a self-referral basis. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Southend Care Bank Answers The Southend Care Bank gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Southend Care Bank 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 Southend Care Bank's annual return for the year ending 30 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 30 August 2023 Also known as All Rise Collective's Southend Care Bank Where it says it operates Southend-on-sea ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **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 Southend Care Bank registered for? The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Southend Care Bank yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Southend Care Bank. 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 Southend Care Bank? - 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 Southend Care Bank's charity number? The Southend Care Bank's charity number is 1204532. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1204532? Search 1204532 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 Southend Care Bank do? The objections of the CIO is the alleviation of the effects of hygiene poverty by way of operating a personal care and hygiene bank in the City of Southend-on-Sea. The Care Bank will serve the community primarily, but not exclusively, by providing free personal hygiene and household products for adults and children on a self-referral basis. Does The Southend Care Bank have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Southend Care Bank. 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 Southend Care Bank? The Southend Care Bank's website listed in our register data is http://www.southendcarebank.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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Southend Care Bank? The register records The Southend Care Bank 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 Southend Care Bank's trustees paid? The Southend Care Bank's annual return for the year ending 30 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Southend Care Bank registered as a charity? The Southend Care Bank was entered on the register on 30 August 2023. 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=1204532&subId=0).