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title: "Compassion in World Farming Intern… rating | CharityCompare"
description: "Compassion in World Farming International scores 73/100 (Needs improvement). Latest accounts 2025: income £19m · 73% on charitable activities. Reg 1095050."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/compassion-in-world-farming-international
retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:28:43.510Z
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## Is Compassion in World Farming International a good charity?

Compassion in World Farming International scores 73/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£19m total income, 73% 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.

Guildford · UK-wide · GU7 1EZ |
Reg [1095050](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/compassion-in-world-farming-international) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://ciwf.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1095050)

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## What does Compassion in World Farming International do?

Compassion in World Farming International is a registered charity (no. 1095050) working in animals across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 73% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 2 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈12% 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:** COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL scores 73 out of 100 (3 stars). 73% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.

## What is Compassion in World Farming International?

Compassion in World Farming International has a Clarity Score of 73 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1095050. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Animals. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £19m, with 73% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 2 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

73/100

3★ · Needs improvement

Cause spend

73%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

100/100

Finance beacon

Income

£19m

Latest year 2025

Reserves

2 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

£3.4 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) ·
29% overhead · Website on register ·
Confidence: high

## How does COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL scores higher than.

Income band (£10m+)34thpercentile

**Scores higher than 34% of 943 charities in its income band** · 73/100 vs 77 peer average (marker).

Animals charities34thpercentile

**Scores higher than 34% of 370 charities in this cause** · 73/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

## How reliable is Compassion in World Farming International'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.

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[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/).
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## What is Compassion in World Farming International'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.

80/100
| 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. | 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% | 16% · 4/5 pts |

### Financial Efficiency

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

45/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 60% | 73% · 6/10 pts (3-year average) |
| Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 30% | 30p per £1 income · 3/10 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% | 5 volunteers / 173 staff · 0/10 pts |

[How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

## What is Compassion in World Farming International's Clarity Score?

73/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars

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

100/100

Accountability & Transparency

80/100

Financial Health

45/100

Financial Efficiency

0/100

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.

80/100

Reserves (months of cash)2 months · 10/15 pts

Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average

Liabilities to assets16% · 4/5 pts

### Financial Efficiency

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

45/100

Program expense ratio73% · 6/10 pts (3-year average)

Fundraising efficiency30p per £1 income · 3/10 pts (3-year average)

### Community Support

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

0/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio5 volunteers / 173 staff · 0/10 pts

## How much does Compassion in World Farming International raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total income | £19m | — |
| Total expenditure | £16m | — |
| Charitable activities | £11m | 67% |
| Fundraising | £5.4m | 33% |
| Governance & admin | £195k | 1% |

67%On charitable activities

## Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £16m spent

- Charitable activities67% · £11m
- Fundraising33% · £5.4m
- Governance1% · £195k

## What trust indicators does Compassion in World Farming International 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

173 employees · 5 volunteers (0:1 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 1095050

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/1095050)

### Trustees & officers

- MR TEDDY BOURNE since 2002
- VALERIE JAMES Chair · since 2006
- SIR DAVID CHRISTOPHER ANDREW MADDEN since 2010
- Joyce Mary D'Silva since 2017
- Professor Joy Carter CBE since 2021
- MARK WATTS since 2024
- Varda Mehrotra 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 Compassion in World Farming International'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 Compassion in World Farming International?

Overall score

73/100 (3★)

Income

£19m

Cause spend

73% of expenditure

Reg number

1095050

Scope

UK-wide

Reserves

2 months

Trustees

7

Accounts year

2025

Filing

up to date

## How does COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL compare, and where else can you look?

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### Where COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Is Compassion in World Farming International a good charity? + Compassion in World Farming International scores 73 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 73% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. 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 Compassion in World Farming International a legitimate charity? + Yes — Compassion in World Farming International is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1095050). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1095050. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Compassion in World Farming International's charity number? + Compassion in World Farming International's charity number is 1095050. 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 Compassion in World Farming International's charity rating? + Compassion in World Farming International scores 73 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). 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 Compassion in World Farming International have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Compassion in World Farming International. 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 Compassion in World Farming International? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 73% of Compassion in World Farming International'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 Compassion in World Farming International's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 27% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 29% of total expenditure at Compassion in World Farming International. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Compassion in World Farming International'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 Compassion in World Farming International receive? + Compassion in World Farming International reported £19m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Compassion in World Farming International'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 Compassion in World Farming International based? + Compassion in World Farming International is listed at Guildford · UK-wide · GU7 1EZ and operates UK-wide, focused on animals.

How does CharityCompare score Compassion in World Farming International? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Compassion in World Farming International'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 Compassion in World Farming International'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.