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The Tap Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty.
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What are the key facts about The Tap Foundation?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-27
£38,333
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-27
£0
Registered charity number
1177719
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
The Tap Foundation (number 1177719) 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 Tap Foundation do?
The TAP Foundation is the charitable foundation which distributes funds raised through the work of TAP London, a community interest company which raises funds for homelessness through contactless technology. All funds which are received into the foundation are distributed as grants and unrestricted financial aid to charities that relieve poverty and homelessness.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Tap Foundation
Answers The Tap Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 27 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 records The Tap 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
The Tap Foundation's annual return for the year ending 27 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Tap Foundation registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Tap Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Tap Foundation.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Tap Foundation as a registered charity (number 1177719) 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 Tap Foundation's charity number?
The Tap Foundation's charity number is 1177719. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1177719?
Search 1177719 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 Tap Foundation do?
The TAP Foundation is the charitable foundation which distributes funds raised through the work of TAP London, a community interest company which raises funds for homelessness through contactless technology. All funds which are received into the foundation are distributed as grants and unrestricted financial aid to charities that relieve poverty and homelessness.
Does The Tap Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Tap 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 Tap Foundation?
The Tap 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 Tap Foundation?
The register records The Tap 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 Tap Foundation's trustees paid?
The Tap Foundation's annual return for the year ending 27 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Tap Foundation registered as a charity?
The Tap Foundation was entered on the register on 27 March 2018.