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The Squires Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about The Squires Foundation?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-16
£214,167
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-16
£247,415
Registered charity number
328149
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Ponteland
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
The Squires Foundation (number 328149) 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 Squires Foundation do?
The Foundation supports the following; Social Welfare - particularly the relief of need, hardship and distress, Community Development, work which supports Children, Young People and the Elderly, local Hospitals and Hospices and Christian Activities. Grants can be one-off or recurrent and are made primarily in Tyneside and Northumberland.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Squires Foundation
Answers The Squires Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 16 March 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 does not record The Squires Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Squires Foundation's annual return for the year ending 16 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
The Benfield Motors Charitable Trust
Where it says it operates
Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Durham · Northumberland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: 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 Squires Foundation registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Squires Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Squires Foundation.
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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 Squires Foundation as a registered charity (number 328149) 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 Squires Foundation's charity number?
The Squires Foundation's charity number is 328149. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 328149?
Search 328149 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 Squires Foundation do?
The Foundation supports the following; Social Welfare - particularly the relief of need, hardship and distress, Community Development, work which supports Children, Young People and the Elderly, local Hospitals and Hospices and Christian Activities. Grants can be one-off or recurrent and are made primarily in Tyneside and Northumberland.
Does The Squires Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Squires 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 Squires Foundation?
The Squires Foundation does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Squires Foundation?
The register does not record The Squires Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Squires Foundation's trustees paid?
The Squires Foundation's annual return for the year ending 16 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Squires Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Squires Foundation: The Benfield Motors Charitable Trust.
When was The Squires Foundation registered as a charity?
The Squires Foundation was entered on the register on 9 January 1984.