--- title: "Alberr — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Alberr a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 58/100. Accounts 2025: income £527k · 98% on charitable activities. Reg 1208169." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/alberr retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:50:13.102Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Alberr a good charity? Alberr scores 58/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£527k total income, 98% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Blackburn · UK-wide · BB1 2HU | Reg [1208169](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/alberr) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.alberr.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1208169) Donate ## How can you give to ALBERR? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official ALBERR form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.alberr.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1208169) ## What does Alberr do? Alberr is a registered charity (no. 1208169) working in international aid across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 98% of spending to charitable activities, and files its annual accounts on time. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Alberr hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=alberr) **In short:** ALBERR scores 58 out of 100 (2 stars). 98% average program spend (Latest year). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Alberr? Alberr has a Clarity Score of 58 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1208169. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: International aid. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £527k, with 98% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 58/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 98% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 83/100 Finance beacon Income £527k Latest year 2025 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £84.1 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does ALBERR compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers ALBERR scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)9thpercentile **Scores higher than 9% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 58/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). International aid charities11thpercentile **Scores higher than 11% of 618 charities in this cause** · 58/100 vs 75 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Alberr's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Alberr's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 83/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 3 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 30% | 3/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | Not stated · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · Latest year | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 0% | Not stated · 0/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 98% · 10/10 pts (Latest year) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 12 volunteers · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Alberr's Clarity Score? 58/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 83/100 Accountability & Transparency 0/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 83/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight3 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies3/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 0/100 Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · Latest year Liabilities to assetsNot stated · 0/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio98% · 10/10 pts (Latest year) Fundraising efficiency1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio12 volunteers · 5/10 pts ## How much does Alberr raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £527k | — | | Total expenditure | £524k | — | | Charitable activities | £515k | 98% | | Fundraising | £6k | 1% | 98%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £524k spent - Charitable activities98% · £515k - Fundraising1% · £6k - Other spending1% · £3k ## What trust indicators does Alberr have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 3 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1208169 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1208169) ### Trustees & officers - Dr Ashraf Ahmed Chair · since 2024 - Abdurahman Ahmed since 2024 - Dr Emad Ali since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Alberr's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Alberr? Overall score 58/100 (2★) Income £527k Cause spend 98% of expenditure Reg number 1208169 Scope UK-wide Reserves — Trustees 3 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does ALBERR compare, and where else can you look? 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Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1208169. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Alberr's charity number? + Alberr's charity number is 1208169. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Alberr's charity rating? + Alberr scores 58 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Alberr have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Alberr. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Alberr? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 98% of Alberr's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Alberr's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 1% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at Alberr. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Alberr's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Alberr receive? + Alberr reported £527k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: limited history. Are Alberr's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Alberr based? + Alberr is listed at Blackburn · UK-wide · BB1 2HU and operates UK-wide, focused on international aid. How does CharityCompare score Alberr? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Alberr's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Alberr's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.