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75/100 Clarity Score · 4 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is All Creatures Great and Small a good charity?

All Creatures Great and Small scores 75/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£651k total income, 93% 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.

Newport · NP44 8AD Reg 1189044 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does All Creatures Great and Small do?

All Creatures Great and Small is a registered charity (no. 1189044) working in animals in Newport · NP44 8AD. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 93% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 49 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈17% 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.

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In short: ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL scores 75 out of 100 (4 stars). 93% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is All Creatures Great and Small?

All Creatures Great and Small has a Clarity Score of 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1189044. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Animals. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £651k, with 93% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 49 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

75/100

4★ · Good

Cause spend

93%

latest year · charitable activities

Accountability

75/100

Finance beacon

Income

£651k

Latest year 2025

Reserves

49 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

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£63.8 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 3% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium

How does ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL scores higher than.

Income band (£500k–£1m)36thpercentile

Scores higher than 36% of 2,187 charities in its income band · 75/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).

Animals charities39thpercentile

Scores higher than 39% of 370 charities in this cause · 75/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

How reliable is All Creatures Great and Small's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2025
Filing date
Profile reviewed

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, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is All Creatures Great and Small'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.

75/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
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.

33% 5/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 4 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.

50/100

Financial Health metrics for ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
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% 49 months · 0/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

100% 1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

100% 93% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

100% 1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Community Support metrics for ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 50 volunteers / 9 staff · 10/10 pts

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What is All Creatures Great and Small's Clarity Score?

75/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

75/100
Accountability & Transparency
50/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
100/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

75/100

Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts
Trustee oversight4 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

50/100

Reserves (months of cash)49 months · 0/15 pts
Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio93% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio50 volunteers / 9 staff · 10/10 pts

How much does All Creatures Great and Small raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL revenue and expenses for 2025
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £651k
Total expenditure £326k
Charitable activities £302k 93%
Fundraising £20k 6%
Governance & admin £5k 2%
93%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £326k spent

  • Charitable activities93%
  • Fundraising6%
  • Governance2%

What trust indicators does All Creatures Great and Small have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: late

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    4 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    9 employees · 50 volunteers (6:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1189044

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Katherine Carlyle Chair · since 2020
  • kathryn brown since 2025
  • Gareth Brown since 2025
  • Jill Duggan since 2025
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 →

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 Creatures Great and Small's finances changed over five years?

£0k £200k £400k £600k £800k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Income 2021: £352k Spending 2021: £229k Cause spend 2021: £0k Income 2022: £392k Spending 2022: £240k Cause spend 2022: £0k Income 2023: £354k Spending 2023: £239k Cause spend 2023: £0k Income 2024: £279k Spending 2024: £283k Cause spend 2024: £0k Income 2025: £651k Spending 2025: £326k Cause spend 2025: £302k
  • 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 Creatures Great and Small?

Overall score
75/100 (4★)
Income
£651k
Cause spend
93% of expenditure
Reg number
1189044
Scope
Local (newport)
Reserves
49 months
Trustees
4
Accounts year
2025
Filing
late

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about All Creatures Great and Small's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is All Creatures Great and Small a good charity? +

All Creatures Great and Small scores 75 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 93% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. 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 Creatures Great and Small a legitimate charity? +

Yes — All Creatures Great and Small is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1189044). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1189044. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is All Creatures Great and Small's charity number? +

All Creatures Great and Small's charity number is 1189044. 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 Creatures Great and Small's charity rating? +

All Creatures Great and Small scores 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). 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 Creatures Great and Small have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for All Creatures Great and Small. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 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 Creatures Great and Small? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, 93% of All Creatures Great and Small'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 All Creatures Great and Small's overheads? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 6% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 3% of total expenditure at All Creatures Great and Small. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what All Creatures Great and Small'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 Creatures Great and Small receive? +

All Creatures Great and Small reported £651k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are All Creatures Great and Small's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is All Creatures Great and Small based? +

All Creatures Great and Small is listed at Newport · NP44 8AD, focused on animals.

How does CharityCompare score All Creatures Great and Small? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in All Creatures Great and Small'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 Creatures Great and Small'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.