--- title: "Council for At-Risk Academics rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Council for At-Risk Academics a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 68/100. Accounts 2024: income £14m · 99% on charitable activities. Reg 207471." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/council-for-at-risk-academics retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:51:34.733Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Council for At-Risk Academics a good charity? Council for At-Risk Academics scores 68/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£14m total income, 99% 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 · SE1 6LN | Reg [207471](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/council-for-at-risk-academics) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.cara.ngo/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/207471) Donate ## How can you give to COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.cara.ngo/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=207471) ## What does Council for At-Risk Academics do? Council for At-Risk Academics is a registered charity (no. 207471) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 99% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 1 month of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈51% 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 — Council for At-Risk Academics hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=council-for-at-risk-academics) **In short:** COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS scores 68 out of 100 (3 stars). 99% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Council for At-Risk Academics? Council for At-Risk Academics has a Clarity Score of 68 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 207471. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £14m, with 99% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 1 month 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 68/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 99% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 83/100 Finance beacon Income £14m Latest year 2024 Reserves 1 mo 1 month of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £180.3 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)20thpercentile **Scores higher than 20% of 943 charities in its income band** · 68/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities22ndpercentile **Scores higher than 22% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 68/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Council for At-Risk Academics's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 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 Council for At-Risk Academics'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. 83/100 | 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% | 10 trustees · 15/15 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. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 33% | 1 month · 5/15 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. | 0% | 88% · 0/5 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% | 99% · 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 Council for At-Risk Academics's Clarity Score? 68/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 83/100 Accountability & Transparency 50/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 83/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies3/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 Reserves (months of cash)1 month · 5/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets88% · 0/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio99% · 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 Council for At-Risk Academics raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £14m | — | | Total expenditure | £14m | — | | Charitable activities | £14m | 99% | | Fundraising | £134k | 1% | | Governance & admin | £17k | 0% | 99%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £14m spent - Charitable activities99% · £14m - Fundraising1% · £134k - Governance0% · £17k ## What trust indicators does Council for At-Risk Academics 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) 10 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 207471 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/207471) ### Trustees & officers - Professor Dame Nicola Dandridge DBE Chair · since 2016 - Dr JOANNA FRANCES NEWMAN MBE since 2017 - Professor Vincent Clive Emery since 2022 - Vivienne Esther Catherine Stern MBE since 2022 - Dr Cornelia Katharine Sorabji CBE since 2022 - SIMON JAMES KNEVETT BARRATT since 2023 - Alan John Mackay since 2024 - Dr Mehroosh Tak since 2024 - Naina Patel since 2024 - Sarah Margaret Dickson OBE 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 Council for At-Risk Academics'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 Council for At-Risk Academics? Overall score 68/100 (3★) Income £14m Cause spend 99% of expenditure Reg number 207471 Scope UK-wide Reserves 1 month Trustees 10 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS 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 Council for At-Risk Academics a legitimate charity? + Yes — Council for At-Risk Academics is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 207471). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/207471. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Council for At-Risk Academics's charity number? + Council for At-Risk Academics's charity number is 207471. 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 Council for At-Risk Academics's charity rating? + Council for At-Risk Academics scores 68 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 Council for At-Risk Academics have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Council for At-Risk Academics. 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 Council for At-Risk Academics? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 99% of Council for At-Risk Academics'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 Council for At-Risk Academics's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at Council for At-Risk Academics. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Council for At-Risk Academics'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 Council for At-Risk Academics receive? + Council for At-Risk Academics reported £14m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Council for At-Risk Academics'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 Council for At-Risk Academics based? + Council for At-Risk Academics is listed at London · UK-wide · SE1 6LN and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score Council for At-Risk Academics? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Council for At-Risk Academics'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 Council for At-Risk Academics'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.