--- title: "Barrowden Village Hall CIO charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Barrowden Village Hall CIO a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 59/100. Accounts 2024: income £719k · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 1199981." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/barrowden-village-hall-cio retrieved: 2026-08-18T05:51:30.243Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Barrowden Village Hall CIO a good charity? Barrowden Village Hall CIO scores 59/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£719k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Leicester · LE15 8EP | Reg [1199981](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/barrowden-village-hall-cio) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.barrowdencommunityhub.co.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1199981) Donate ## How can you give to BARROWDEN VILLAGE HALL CIO? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official BARROWDEN VILLAGE HALL CIO form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.barrowdencommunityhub.co.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1199981) ## What does Barrowden Village Hall CIO do? Barrowden Village Hall CIO is a registered charity (no. 1199981) working in community in Leicester · LE15 8EP. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, 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 — Barrowden Village Hall CIO hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=barrowden-village-hall-cio) **In short:** BARROWDEN VILLAGE HALL CIO scores 59 out of 100 (2 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Barrowden Village Hall CIO? Barrowden Village Hall CIO has a Clarity Score of 59 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1199981. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Community. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £719k, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. 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 59/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 85/100 Finance beacon Income £719k Latest year 2024 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does BARROWDEN VILLAGE HALL CIO compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers BARROWDEN VILLAGE HALL CIO scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)10thpercentile **Scores higher than 10% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 59/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Community charities19thpercentile **Scores higher than 19% of 216 charities in this cause** · 59/100 vs 72 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Barrowden Village Hall CIO's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO'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. 85/100 | 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% | 8 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 40% | 4/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 33/100 | 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. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 2-year average | | 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. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (2-year average) | ### 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% | 10 volunteers · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Barrowden Village Hall CIO's Clarity Score? 59/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 85/100 Accountability & Transparency 33/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 85/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight8 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies4/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 33/100 Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 2-year average Liabilities to assetsNot stated · 0/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (2-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio10 volunteers · 5/10 pts ## How much does Barrowden Village Hall CIO raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £719k | — | | Total expenditure | £648k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £648k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does Barrowden Village Hall CIO 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) 8 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 1199981 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/1199981) ### Trustees & officers - Valerie Anne Fraser since 2016 - Paul Diver since 2021 - Stephen John Preston since 2021 - Sara Elizabeth Scott Barrett since 2017 - Ann Hillier since 2014 - Brian Howard Edwards since 2016 - Charlotte Elizabeth Bradshaw since 2023 - Patricia O'Keefe 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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO'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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO? Overall score 59/100 (2★) Income £719k Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 1199981 Scope Local (leicester) Reserves — Trustees 8 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does BARROWDEN VILLAGE HALL CIO compare, and where else can you look? 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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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO a legitimate charity? + Yes — Barrowden Village Hall CIO is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1199981). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1199981. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Barrowden Village Hall CIO's charity number? + Barrowden Village Hall CIO's charity number is 1199981. 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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO's charity rating? + Barrowden Village Hall CIO scores 59 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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Barrowden Village Hall CIO. 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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO? + Barrowden Village Hall CIO does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are Barrowden Village Hall CIO's overheads? + Barrowden Village Hall CIO's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Barrowden Village Hall CIO'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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO receive? + Barrowden Village Hall CIO reported £719k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: limited history. Are Barrowden Village Hall CIO'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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO based? + Barrowden Village Hall CIO is listed at Leicester · LE15 8EP, focused on community. How does CharityCompare score Barrowden Village Hall CIO? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Barrowden Village Hall CIO'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 Barrowden Village Hall CIO'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.