--- title: "Calibre Audio — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Calibre Audio a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 80/100. Accounts 2025: income £1.1m · 85% on charitable activities. Reg 286614." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/calibre-audio retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:38:47.856Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Calibre Audio a good charity? Calibre Audio scores 80/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.1m total income, 85% 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. Hemel Hempstead · UK-wide · HP22 5XQ | Reg [286614](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/calibre-audio) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.calibreaudio.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/286614) Donate ## How can you give to Calibre Audio? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official Calibre Audio form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.calibreaudio.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=286614) ## What does Calibre Audio do? Calibre Audio is a registered charity (no. 286614) working in disability across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 85% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 2 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. 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 — Calibre Audio hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=calibre-audio) **In short:** Calibre Audio scores 80 out of 100 (4 stars). 85% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Calibre Audio? Calibre Audio has a Clarity Score of 80 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 286614. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Disability. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.1m, with 85% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 2 months of operating costs. 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 80/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 85% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £1.1m Latest year 2025 Reserves 2 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £5.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 17% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does Calibre Audio compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Calibre Audio scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)52ndpercentile **Scores higher than 52% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 80/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Disability charities48thpercentile **Scores higher than 48% of 711 charities in this cause** · 80/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Calibre Audio's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 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 Calibre Audio'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. 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. | 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. | 10% | 1/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 40% | 39% · 2/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 85/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 90% | 85% · 9/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 80% | 17p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 117 volunteers / 26 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Calibre Audio's Clarity Score? 80/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 43/100 Financial Health 85/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 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. 43/100 Reserves (months of cash)2 months · 10/15 pts Income stability / growth1/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets39% · 2/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 85/100 Program expense ratio85% · 9/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency17p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio117 volunteers / 26 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Calibre Audio raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £1.1m | — | | Total expenditure | £1.4m | — | | Charitable activities | £1.2m | 82% | | Fundraising | £251k | 18% | | Governance & admin | £19k | 1% | 82%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.4m spent - Charitable activities82% · £1.2m - Fundraising18% · £251k - Governance1% · £19k ## What trust indicators does Calibre Audio 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 26 employees · 117 volunteers (5:1 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 286614 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/286614) ### Trustees & officers - JOHN JAMES GODBER since 2019 - Robert Aldous since 2020 - Howard Nead Chair · since 2020 - Fraser Hutchinson since 2020 - Miles Edward Stevens-Hoare since 2023 - Dagmara Rochowski since 2023 - Kyriaki Achillea since 2024 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 Calibre Audio'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 Calibre Audio? Overall score 80/100 (4★) Income £1.1m Cause spend 85% of expenditure Reg number 286614 Scope UK-wide Reserves 2 months Trustees 7 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does Calibre Audio compare, and where else can you look? [Compare Calibre Audio with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=calibre-audio) [More disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where Calibre Audio sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) - [arts charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/arts) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [Charities in Hemel Hempstead](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/hemel-hempstead) - [disability charities in Hemel Hempstead](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability/hemel-hempstead) ### Similar disability charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [POLKA CHILDREN'S THEATRE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/polka-children-s-theatre-limited) 100/100 · £3.6m - [TREWEN MEADOWS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/trewen-meadows) 100/100 · £1.4m - [CAMBRIDGE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cambridge-rape-crisis-centre) 100/100 · £916k - [Kent Neuro Therapy Centre Limited](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-neuro-therapy-centre-limited) 100/100 · £858k ## How can you share Calibre Audio's rating? 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Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/286614. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Calibre Audio's charity number? + Calibre Audio's charity number is 286614. 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 Calibre Audio's charity rating? + Calibre Audio scores 80 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 Calibre Audio have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Calibre Audio. 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 Calibre Audio? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 85% of Calibre Audio'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 Calibre Audio's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 15% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 17% of total expenditure at Calibre Audio. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Calibre Audio'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 Calibre Audio receive? + Calibre Audio reported £1.1m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Calibre Audio'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 Calibre Audio based? + Calibre Audio is listed at Hemel Hempstead · UK-wide · HP22 5XQ and operates UK-wide, focused on disability. How does CharityCompare score Calibre Audio? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Calibre Audio'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 Calibre Audio'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.