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German Welfare Council is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty.
German Welfare Council (number 288538) 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 German Welfare Council do?
The German Welfare Council offers independent help and advice free of charge for people predominantly of German origin or connections with personal and social problems. This help is provided by a bilingual social worker with a wide experience of statutory and voluntary provisions for social care in both Germany and the UK.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for German Welfare Council
Answers German Welfare Council gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are German Welfare Council's highest-paid staff paid?
German Welfare Council's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 German Welfare Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
German Welfare Council's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Deutscher Sozialausschuss German Welfare Council; Deutscher Sozialaussuss; German Advice Centre
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Services; 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.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 288538. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is German Welfare Council registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for German Welfare Council yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score German Welfare Council.
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The register data used for this profile lists German Welfare Council as a registered charity (number 288538) 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 German Welfare Council's charity number?
German Welfare Council's charity number is 288538. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 288538?
Search 288538 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 German Welfare Council do?
The German Welfare Council offers independent help and advice free of charge for people predominantly of German origin or connections with personal and social problems. This help is provided by a bilingual social worker with a wide experience of statutory and voluntary provisions for social care in both Germany and the UK.
Does German Welfare Council have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for German Welfare Council. 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 German Welfare Council?
German Welfare Council's website listed in our register data is http://www.gwc-london.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 German Welfare Council's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. German Welfare Council's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 German Welfare Council?
The register does not record German Welfare Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are German Welfare Council's trustees paid?
German Welfare Council's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was German Welfare Council registered as a charity?
German Welfare Council was entered on the register on 23 January 1984.