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Registered charity · No. 1157237CIO

Downend Folk House Association

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Downend Folk House Association is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about Downend Folk House Association?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£119,446
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£127,796
Registered charity number
1157237
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Lincombe Barn
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Downend Folk House Association (number 1157237) 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 Downend Folk House Association do?

The establishment and operating of a community centre, and maintaining, managing or co-operating with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the charities objectives:

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Downend Folk House Association

Answers Downend Folk House Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Downend Folk House Association's highest-paid staff paid?

Downend Folk House Association's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Downend Folk House Association 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

Downend Folk House Association's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Dfha
Where it says it operates
South Gloucestershire · Bristol City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; 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 Downend Folk House Association registered for?

General Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for Downend Folk House Association yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Downend Folk House Association. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Downend Folk House Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Downend Folk House Association as a registered charity (number 1157237) 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 Downend Folk House Association's charity number?
Downend Folk House Association's charity number is 1157237. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1157237?
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What does Downend Folk House Association do?
The establishment and operating of a community centre, and maintaining, managing or co-operating with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the charities objectives:
Does Downend Folk House Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Downend Folk House Association. 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 Downend Folk House Association?
Downend Folk House Association's website listed in our register data is http://www.downendfolkhouse.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 Downend Folk House Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Downend Folk House Association's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Downend Folk House Association?
The register records Downend Folk House Association 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 Downend Folk House Association's trustees paid?
Downend Folk House Association's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Downend Folk House Association registered as a charity?
Downend Folk House Association was entered on the register on 29 May 2014.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.