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Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty.
Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund (number 292201) 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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund do?
The GOWR Charities Fund was founded to help members of the theatrical profession, or their dependents, who due to old age or ill health are in need. Other charitable organisations and individuals can also be helped if there are sufficient funds available.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund
Answers Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's highest-paid staff paid?
Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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
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 Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance.
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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund.
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Is Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund as a registered charity (number 292201) 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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's charity number?
Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's charity number is 292201. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 292201?
Search 292201 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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund do?
The GOWR Charities Fund was founded to help members of the theatrical profession, or their dependents, who due to old age or ill health are in need. Other charitable organisations and individuals can also be helped if there are sufficient funds available.
Does Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund. 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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund?
Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's website listed in our register data is http://www.gowr.net. 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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund?
The register does not record Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's trustees paid?
Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund registered as a charity?
Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund was entered on the register on 13 September 1985.