Registered charity · No. 1083566Charitable company
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Hastings Advice and Representation Centre
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre (number 1083566) 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 Hastings Advice and Representation Centre do?
HARC provides an accessible information, advice and advocacy service, specialising in welfare benefits and tax credits up to and including the Upper Tier Tribunal. We offer home visits to elderly and housebound people and advice surgeries in Hastings & Rother. Our aim is to relieve local poverty by ensuring the correct benefit is received by people on a low income.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Hastings Advice and Representation Centre
Answers Hastings Advice and Representation Centre 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 Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's highest-paid staff paid?
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre'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.
Where does Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's money come from?
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre reported £776k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £579k (75%), trading and fundraising events £133k (17%), donations and legacies £55k (7%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£579k · 75%
Trading and fundraising events£133k · 17%
Donations and legacies£55k · 7%
Investments£8,303 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Hastings Advice and Representation Centre 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
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
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 Hastings Advice and Representation Centre registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Hastings Advice and Representation Centre yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Hastings Advice and Representation Centre.
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Is Hastings Advice and Representation Centre a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Hastings Advice and Representation Centre as a registered charity (number 1083566) 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 Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's charity number?
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's charity number is 1083566. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1083566?
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What does Hastings Advice and Representation Centre do?
HARC provides an accessible information, advice and advocacy service, specialising in welfare benefits and tax credits up to and including the Upper Tier Tribunal. We offer home visits to elderly and housebound people and advice surgeries in Hastings & Rother. Our aim is to relieve local poverty by ensuring the correct benefit is received by people on a low income.
Does Hastings Advice and Representation Centre have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hastings Advice and Representation Centre. 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 Hastings Advice and Representation Centre?
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's website listed in our register data is http://www.harcuk.com. 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 Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Hastings Advice and Representation Centre'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.
Where does Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's money come from?
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre reported £776k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £579k (75%), trading and fundraising events £133k (17%), donations and legacies £55k (7%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Hastings Advice and Representation Centre?
The register records Hastings Advice and Representation Centre 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 Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's trustees paid?
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Hastings Advice and Representation Centre registered as a charity?
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre was entered on the register on 21 November 2000. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04048683).