Registered charity · No. 1019716Charitable company
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Wessex Community Action
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Wessex Community Action is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Wessex Community Action (number 1019716) 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 Wessex Community Action do?
Wessex Community Action is established to "...promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the administrative area covered by Wiltshire Council & the Borough of Swindon & its neighbourhood Bristol & counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset..., in particular the advancement of education, the furtherance of health & the relief of poverty, distress & sickness."
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wessex Community Action
Answers Wessex Community Action gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Wessex Community Action's highest-paid staff paid?
Wessex Community Action's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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.
Does Wessex Community Action receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Wessex Community Action. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Wessex Community Action reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Wessex Community Action as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Wessex Community Action's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 Wessex Community Action registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Wessex Community Action yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Wessex Community Action.
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The register data used for this profile lists Wessex Community Action as a registered charity (number 1019716) 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 Wessex Community Action's charity number?
Wessex Community Action's charity number is 1019716. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1019716?
Search 1019716 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 Wessex Community Action do?
Wessex Community Action is established to "...promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the administrative area covered by Wiltshire Council & the Borough of Swindon & its neighbourhood Bristol & counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset..., in particular the advancement of education, the furtherance of health & the relief of poverty, distress & sickness."
Does Wessex Community Action have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Wessex Community Action. 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 Wessex Community Action?
Wessex Community Action's website listed in our register data is http://www.wessexcommunityaction.org.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 Wessex Community Action's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Wessex Community Action's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 Wessex Community Action?
The register does not record Wessex Community Action as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Wessex Community Action's trustees paid?
Wessex Community Action's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Wessex Community Action previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Wessex Community Action: Salisbury and District Council for Voluntary Service.
When was Wessex Community Action registered as a charity?
Wessex Community Action was entered on the register on 13 April 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02797768).