--- title: "All Aboard Shops Limited charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is All Aboard Shops Limited a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 68/100. Accounts 2024: income £3.4m · 8% on charitable activities. Reg 1125462." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/all-aboard-shops-limited retrieved: 2026-08-18T05:24:07.088Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is All Aboard Shops Limited a good charity? All Aboard Shops Limited scores 68/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£3.4m total income, 8% 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. Watford · WD24 7NE | Reg [1125462](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/all-aboard-shops-limited) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.allaboardshops.com/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1125462) Donate ## How can you give to ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.allaboardshops.com/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1125462) ## What does All Aboard Shops Limited do? All Aboard Shops Limited is a registered charity (no. 1125462) working in poverty relief in Watford · WD24 7NE. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 8% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 2 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈10% a year). 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 — All Aboard Shops Limited hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=all-aboard-shops-limited) **In short:** ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED scores 68 out of 100 (3 stars). 8% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is All Aboard Shops Limited? All Aboard Shops Limited has a Clarity Score of 68 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1125462. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £3.4m, with 8% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 2 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. 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 68/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 8% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £3.4m Latest year 2024 Reserves 2 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £1.1 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 92% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)21stpercentile **Scores higher than 21% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 68/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities22ndpercentile **Scores higher than 22% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 68/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is All Aboard Shops Limited's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data 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 All Aboard Shops Limited'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. 100/100 | 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% | 7 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 63/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 67% | 2 months · 10/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 60% | 6/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 21% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 8% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 92p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 90/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 90% | 201 volunteers / 108 staff · 9/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is All Aboard Shops Limited's Clarity Score? 68/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 63/100 Financial Health 0/100 Financial Efficiency 90/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 63/100 Reserves (months of cash)2 months · 10/15 pts Income stability / growth6/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets21% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 Program expense ratio8% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency92p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 90/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio201 volunteers / 108 staff · 9/10 pts ## How much does All Aboard Shops Limited raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £3.4m | — | | Total expenditure | £3.5m | — | | Charitable activities | £243k | 7% | | Fundraising | £3.3m | 93% | 7%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £3.5m spent - Charitable activities7% · £243k - Fundraising93% · £3.3m ## What trust indicators does All Aboard Shops Limited 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) 7 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 108 employees · 201 volunteers (2:1 volunteer-to-staff) 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 1125462 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/1125462) ### Trustees & officers - Robert Lionel Lipson since 2013 - Neil Richard Kelsey since 2016 - David Ordman since 2019 - David Raymond Shaw since 2019 - Richard Grossman since 2020 - David Ezekiel since 2024 - Caroline Anne Huggett 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 All Aboard Shops Limited'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 All Aboard Shops Limited? Overall score 68/100 (3★) Income £3.4m Cause spend 8% of expenditure Reg number 1125462 Scope Local (watford) Reserves 2 months Trustees 7 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED compare, and where else can you look? [Compare ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=all-aboard-shops-limited) [More poverty relief charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [poverty charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) - [environment charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/environment) - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [Charities in Watford](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/watford) - [poverty charities in Watford](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty/watford) ### Similar poverty relief charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [AMOS TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/amos-trust) 100/100 · £2.6m - [SUFRA - NW LONDON](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sufra-nw-london) 100/100 · £1.7m - [WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wilderness-foundation-uk) 100/100 · £1.6m - [BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-city-mission) 100/100 · £1.4m ## How can you share All Aboard Shops Limited's rating? 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Free to use — a lightweight HTML badge or an embeddable score widget, each linking back to this independent profile and our [methodology](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology). BadgeScore widget [♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 68/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/all-aboard-shops-limited) Lightweight HTML badge (no iframe) — paste anywhere ♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 68/100 ★★★★★ Copy code ## What red flags does All Aboard Shops Limited have? ## Frequently asked questions Common questions about All Aboard Shops Limited's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status. Is All Aboard Shops Limited a good charity? + All Aboard Shops Limited scores 68 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 8% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is All Aboard Shops Limited a legitimate charity? + Yes — All Aboard Shops Limited is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1125462). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1125462. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is All Aboard Shops Limited's charity number? + All Aboard Shops Limited's charity number is 1125462. 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 All Aboard Shops Limited's charity rating? + All Aboard Shops Limited scores 68 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). 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 All Aboard Shops Limited have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for All Aboard Shops Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches All Aboard Shops Limited? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 8% of All Aboard Shops Limited's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). 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 All Aboard Shops Limited's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 92% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 92% of total expenditure at All Aboard Shops Limited. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what All Aboard Shops Limited'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 All Aboard Shops Limited receive? + All Aboard Shops Limited reported £3.4m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are All Aboard Shops Limited'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 All Aboard Shops Limited based? + All Aboard Shops Limited is listed at Watford · WD24 7NE, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score All Aboard Shops Limited? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in All Aboard Shops Limited'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 All Aboard Shops Limited's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.