Charity data should be transparent, free, and uncompromised

The problem we solve

Our promise

• 100% independent

  Scores cannot be bought. Memberships and clearly-labelled “Featured partner” placements are administered separately from scoring — no payment changes a rating or ranking.

• Data-driven

  Clarity scores are built strictly from public UK regulator filings — not opinions or paid placements.

• Zero commission

  We never take a cut of your charitable donations. Donate buttons link straight to each charity’s own form.

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Where the data comes from

Every figure on this site traces back to a public regulator filing. We do not survey charities, accept self-reported numbers, or scrape marketing copy from charity websites.

• Charity Commission for England and Wales

  Annual returns, accounts, trustee records, filing history and statutory inquiry status for charities in England and Wales.

• Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)

  The Scottish Charity Register, including annual reports and accounts for charities based in Scotland.

• Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI)

  The register of charities in Northern Ireland and their published accounts.

UK regulator data is published under the Open Government Licence. Each profile links to its official register entry so you can check any figure at source, and we publish our own data openly too.

Open data downloads How the score is computed

What we do not measure

Being clear about the limits matters more than looking authoritative. A Clarity Score tells you how well a charity accounts for its money. It does not tell you:

• Whether the programmes work. Real-world impact is not captured in any regulator filing.
• Whether the cause is worthwhile. That is your judgement, not ours.
• How it feels to be helped by them. Beneficiary experience does not appear in accounts.

This is why financial-ratio scoring is capped at 20 of the 100 points, and why every profile says the score reflects transparency and stewardship on paper. Use it to rule out weak administration, then read the charity's own trustees' annual report.

Who runs CharityCompare

CharityCompare is a trading name of Elite Digital AI Solutions Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17250017). We are an independent publisher, not a charity, not a regulator, and not a fundraising platform — which is why we can take no commission on donations.

We are not affiliated with the Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI. Where a charity disputes something on its profile, our editorial policy sets out the right of reply and correction process, and any charity can claim its profile free to add its own description.