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title: "Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation rating | CharityCompare"
description: "Is Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 79/100. Accounts 2024: income £1.3m · 98% on charitable activities. Reg 278720."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dawliffe-hall-educational-foundation
retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:41:44.616Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
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## Is Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation a good charity?

Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation scores 79/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£1.3m total income, 98% 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 · N1 7NA |
Reg [278720](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dawliffe-hall-educational-foundation) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.dhef.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/278720)

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## What does Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation do?

Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation is a registered charity (no. 278720) working in international aid across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 98% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 41 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been declining (≈15% 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:** DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars). 98% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns.

## What is Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation?

Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation has a Clarity Score of 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 278720. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: International aid. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £1.3m, with 98% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 41 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

98%

2-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

100/100

Finance beacon

Income

£1.3m

Latest year 2024

Reserves

41 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

Fundraising efficiency not stated ·
20% overhead · Website on register ·
Confidence: high

## How does DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION scores higher than.

Income band (£1m–£5m)49thpercentile

**Scores higher than 49% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 79/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

International aid charities60thpercentile

**Scores higher than 60% of 618 charities in this cause** · 79/100 vs 75 peer average (marker).

## How reliable is Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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.

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[Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/).
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## What is Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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% | 5 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.

30/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 27% | 41 month · 4/15 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. | 80% | 8% · 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% | 98% · 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.

100/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 20 volunteers / 4 staff · 10/10 pts |

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

## What is Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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.

100/100

Accountability & Transparency

30/100

Financial Health

100/100

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 oversight5 trustees · 15/15 pts

Declared policies10/10 pts

### Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

30/100

Reserves (months of cash)41 month · 4/15 pts

Income stability / growth1/10 pts · 3-year average

Liabilities to assets8% · 4/5 pts

### Financial Efficiency

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

100/100

Program expense ratio98% · 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.

100/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio20 volunteers / 4 staff · 10/10 pts

## How much does Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total income | £1.3m | — |
| Total expenditure | £1.1m | — |
| Charitable activities | £1.1m | 100% |
| Governance & admin | £672k | 59% |

100%On charitable activities

## Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £1.1m spent

- Charitable activities100% · £1.1m
- Governance59% · £672k

## What trust indicators does Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation 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)

5 trustees on the Charity Commission register

- ✓ Workforce on register

4 employees · 20 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 278720

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/278720)

### Trustees & officers

- ANN CATHERINE BENNETT
- Marta SAURI LOPEZ since 2017
- Mary Mulhall since 2021
- Elena Cardenal since 2022
- Dr Catriona Maria McCarthy 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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation?

Overall score

79/100 (4★)

Income

£1.3m

Cause spend

98% of expenditure

Reg number

278720

Scope

UK-wide

Reserves

41 months

Trustees

5

Accounts year

2024

Filing

up to date

## How does DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION compare, and where else can you look?

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### Where DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION sits

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

- [international charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/international)
- [poverty charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty)
- [homelessness charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/homelessness)
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- [international charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/international/london)

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Common questions about Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation a good charity? + Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 98% 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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation a legitimate charity? + Yes — Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 278720). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/278720. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation's charity number? + Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation's charity number is 278720. 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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation's charity rating? + Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation 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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation. 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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 98% of Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 20% of total expenditure at Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation receive? + Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation reported £1.3m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining.

Are Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation based? + Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation is listed at London · UK-wide · N1 7NA and operates UK-wide, focused on international aid.

How does CharityCompare score Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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 Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation'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.