--- title: "Centre for Governance and Scrutiny rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Centre for Governance and Scrutiny a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 79/100. Accounts 2025: income £704k · 100% on charitable activities. Reg 1136243." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/centre-for-governance-and-scrutiny retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:09:47.333Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Centre for Governance and Scrutiny a good charity? Centre for Governance and Scrutiny scores 79/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£704k total income, 100% 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 · E1 8AN | Reg [1136243](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/centre-for-governance-and-scrutiny) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.cfgs.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1136243) Donate ## How can you give to Centre for Governance and Scrutiny? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official Centre for Governance and Scrutiny form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.cfgs.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1136243) ## What does Centre for Governance and Scrutiny do? Centre for Governance and Scrutiny is a registered charity (no. 1136243) working in education across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 7 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. 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 — Centre for Governance and Scrutiny hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=centre-for-governance-and-scrutiny) **In short:** Centre for Governance and Scrutiny scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars). 100% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Centre for Governance and Scrutiny? Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has a Clarity Score of 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1136243. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Education. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £704k, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 7 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 79/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 100% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 75/100 Finance beacon Income £704k Latest year 2025 Reserves 7 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register Fundraising efficiency not stated · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does Centre for Governance and Scrutiny compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Centre for Governance and Scrutiny scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)45thpercentile **Scores higher than 45% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 79/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Education charities59thpercentile **Scores higher than 59% of 579 charities in this cause** · 79/100 vs 74 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Centre for Governance and Scrutiny'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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny'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 | 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% | 6 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. 97/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 7 months · 15/15 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. | 80% | 14% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 100% · 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% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny's Clarity Score? 79/100 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 97/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 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 oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 97/100 Reserves (months of cash)7 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets14% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £704k | — | | Total expenditure | £603k | — | | Charitable activities | £603k | 100% | | Governance & admin | £6k | 1% | 100%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £603k spent - Charitable activities100% · £603k - Governance1% · £6k ## What trust indicators does Centre for Governance and Scrutiny 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) 6 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 1136243 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/1136243) ### Trustees & officers - Jonathan Chasey CARR-WEST since 2013 - Dr Catherine HOWE since 2017 - Helen Ruth Bailey since 1999 - Radhika Vaidya-Sahdev since 2021 - Councillor James Dawson since 2024 - Iain Murray since 1979 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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny'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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny? Overall score 79/100 (4★) Income £704k Cause spend 100% of expenditure Reg number 1136243 Scope UK-wide Reserves 7 months Trustees 6 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does Centre for Governance and Scrutiny 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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny a legitimate charity? + Yes — Centre for Governance and Scrutiny is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1136243). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1136243. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Centre for Governance and Scrutiny's charity number? + Centre for Governance and Scrutiny's charity number is 1136243. 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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny's charity rating? + Centre for Governance and Scrutiny scores 79 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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Centre for Governance and Scrutiny. 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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 100% of Centre for Governance and Scrutiny'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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at Centre for Governance and Scrutiny. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Centre for Governance and Scrutiny'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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny receive? + Centre for Governance and Scrutiny reported £704k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Centre for Governance and Scrutiny'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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny based? + Centre for Governance and Scrutiny is listed at London · UK-wide · E1 8AN and operates UK-wide, focused on education. How does CharityCompare score Centre for Governance and Scrutiny? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Centre for Governance and Scrutiny'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 Centre for Governance and Scrutiny'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.