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Friends of the Vale is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Friends of the Vale?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£38,789
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£27,256
Registered charity number
1190598
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Unit 2 Vale Mill
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
What does the register show for Friends of the Vale?
Friends of the Vale (number 1190598) 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 Friends of the Vale do?
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, VISUAL ARTS AND CARNIVAL ARTS AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURES BY DELIVERING PROJECTS, EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS AND BY PROVIDING FUNDING ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE ARTS ACTIVITIES AT THE VALE, TAMESIDE.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-21.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of the Vale
Answers Friends of the Vale gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Friends of the Vale's highest-paid staff paid?
Friends of the Vale's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 does not record Friends of the Vale as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Friends of the Vale's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Tameside
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-21. 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 Friends of the Vale registered for?
General Charitable PurposesDisabilityArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of the Vale yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of the Vale.
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.
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The register data used for this profile lists Friends of the Vale as a registered charity (number 1190598) 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 Friends of the Vale's charity number?
Friends of the Vale's charity number is 1190598. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1190598?
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What does Friends of the Vale do?
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, VISUAL ARTS AND CARNIVAL ARTS AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURES BY DELIVERING PROJECTS, EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS AND BY PROVIDING FUNDING ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE ARTS ACTIVITIES AT THE VALE, TAMESIDE.
Does Friends of the Vale have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of the Vale. 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 Friends of the Vale?
Friends of the Vale does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Friends of the Vale's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Friends of the Vale's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Friends of the Vale?
The register does not record Friends of the Vale as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Friends of the Vale's trustees paid?
Friends of the Vale's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Friends of the Vale registered as a charity?
Friends of the Vale was entered on the register on 28 July 2020.