--- title: "Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Bill Brown" source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bill-brown-s-charitable-settlement-of-1989 retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:08:22.705Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 a good charity? Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 scores 28/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£623k total income, 37% 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. London · UK-wide · WC2A 3QG | Reg [801756](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bill-brown-s-charitable-settlement-of-1989) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.billbrowncharity.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/801756) Donate ## How can you give to BILL BROWN'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT OF 1989? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official BILL BROWN'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT OF 1989 form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.billbrowncharity.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=801756) ## What does Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 do? Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 is a registered charity (no. 801756) working in health across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 37% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 308 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈6% 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 — Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=bill-brown-s-charitable-settlement-of-1989) **In short:** BILL BROWN'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT OF 1989 scores 28 out of 100 (2 stars). 37% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989? Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 has a Clarity Score of 28 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 801756. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £623k, with 37% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 308 months of operating costs. 4 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 28/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 37% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 33/100 Finance beacon Income £623k Latest year 2025 Reserves 308 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £2.7 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 52% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does BILL BROWN'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT OF 1989 compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers BILL BROWN'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT OF 1989 scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)0thpercentile **Scores higher than 0% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 28/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Health charities1stpercentile **Scores higher than 1% of 528 charities in this cause** · 28/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989'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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989'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. 33/100 | 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. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 33% | 1 trustee · 5/15 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. 43/100 | 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% | 308 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. | 60% | 19% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 10/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 37% · 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). | 20% | 35p per £1 income · 2/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989's Clarity Score? 28/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 33/100 Accountability & Transparency 43/100 Financial Health 10/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 33/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight1 trustee · 5/15 pts Declared policies3/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 43/100 Reserves (months of cash)308 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets19% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 10/100 Program expense ratio37% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency35p per £1 income · 2/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £623k | — | | Total expenditure | £380k | — | | Charitable activities | £126k | 33% | | Fundraising | £254k | 67% | | Governance & admin | £69k | 18% | 33%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £380k spent - Charitable activities33% · £126k - Fundraising67% · £254k - Governance18% · £69k ## What trust indicators does Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 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) 1 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 801756 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/801756) ### Trustees & officers - Bill Brown Charity Trustees since 2020 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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989'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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989? Overall score 28/100 (2★) Income £623k Cause spend 37% of expenditure Reg number 801756 Scope UK-wide Reserves 308 months Trustees 1 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does BILL BROWN'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT OF 1989 compare, and where else can you look? 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CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 a legitimate charity? + Yes — Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 801756). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/801756. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989's charity number? + Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989's charity number is 801756. 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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989's charity rating? + Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 scores 28 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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (4 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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 37% of Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989's total spending went to charitable activities (2-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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 63% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 52% of total expenditure at Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989'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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 receive? + Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 reported £623k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989'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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 based? + Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 is listed at London · UK-wide · WC2A 3QG and operates UK-wide, focused on health. How does CharityCompare score Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989'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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989'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.