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title: "Embrace Child Survivors of Crime rating | CharityCompare"
description: "Is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 79/100. Accounts 2025: income £963k · 96% on charitable activities. Reg 1166103."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/embrace-child-survivors-of-crime
retrieved: 2026-08-18T06:39:56.159Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
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## Is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime a good charity?

Embrace Child Survivors of Crime scores 79/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£963k total income, 96% 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.

Peterborough · UK-wide · PE8 4BA |
Reg [1166103](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/embrace-child-survivors-of-crime) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.embracecvoc.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1166103)

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## What does Embrace Child Survivors of Crime do?

Embrace Child Survivors of Crime is a registered charity (no. 1166103) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 96% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 6 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈7% 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:** Embrace Child Survivors of Crime scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars). 96% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below.

## What is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime?

Embrace Child Survivors of Crime has a Clarity Score of 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1166103. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £963k, with 96% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 6 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

96%

2-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

75/100

Finance beacon

Income

£963k

Latest year 2025

Reserves

6 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

Check register

£48.0 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) ·
3% overhead · Website on register ·
Confidence: medium

## How does Embrace Child Survivors of Crime compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Embrace Child Survivors of Crime 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).

Poverty relief charities47thpercentile

**Scores higher than 47% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 79/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

## How reliable is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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.

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[Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/).
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## What is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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% | 10 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.

93/100
| 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% | 6 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. | 90% | 9/10 pts · 3-year average |
| Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 9% · 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% | 96% · 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% | 2p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) |

### Community Support

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

10/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 10% | 2 volunteers / 12 staff · 1/10 pts |

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

## What is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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

93/100

Financial Health

100/100

Financial Efficiency

10/100

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 oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts

Declared policies10/10 pts

### Financial Health

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

93/100

Reserves (months of cash)6 months · 15/15 pts

Income stability / growth9/10 pts · 3-year average

Liabilities to assets9% · 4/5 pts

### Financial Efficiency

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

100/100

Program expense ratio96% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Fundraising efficiency2p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

### Community Support

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

10/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio2 volunteers / 12 staff · 1/10 pts

## How much does Embrace Child Survivors of Crime raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total income | £963k | — |
| Total expenditure | £795k | — |
| Charitable activities | £772k | 97% |
| Fundraising | £12k | 2% |
| Governance & admin | £11k | 1% |

97%On charitable activities

## Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £795k spent

- Charitable activities97% · £772k
- Fundraising2% · £12k
- Governance1% · £11k

## What trust indicators does Embrace Child Survivors of Crime 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)

10 trustees on the Charity Commission register

- ✓ Workforce on register

12 employees · 2 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 1166103

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/1166103)

### Trustees & officers

- Kevin Shapland since 2017
- Rhys Carl James Dickinson since 2019
- Cheryl Anne Pinner since 2021
- Simon Robert Bailey CBE QPM DL Chair · since 2021
- Catherine Elizabeth Cox since 2022
- Emily Gabriella Harman since 2025
- Cheryl Joanne Price since 2025
- Margherita Douglas since 2025
- Roxana Catherine Spiegel since 2025
- Sharon Joanne Ward 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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime?

Overall score

79/100 (4★)

Income

£963k

Cause spend

96% of expenditure

Reg number

1166103

Scope

UK-wide

Reserves

6 months

Trustees

10

Accounts year

2025

Filing

late

## How does Embrace Child Survivors of Crime compare, and where else can you look?

[Compare Embrace Child Survivors of Crime with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=embrace-child-survivors-of-crime) [More poverty relief charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

### Where Embrace Child Survivors of Crime sits

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

- [poverty charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty)
- [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education)
- [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children)
- [Charities in Peterborough](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/peterborough)

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Common questions about Embrace Child Survivors of Crime's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime a good charity? + Embrace Child Survivors of Crime scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 96% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. 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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime a legitimate charity? + Yes — Embrace Child Survivors of Crime is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1166103). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1166103. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime's charity number? + Embrace Child Survivors of Crime's charity number is 1166103. 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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime's charity rating? + Embrace Child Survivors of Crime 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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Embrace Child Survivors of Crime. 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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 96% of Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 3% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 3% of total expenditure at Embrace Child Survivors of Crime. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime receive? + Embrace Child Survivors of Crime reported £963k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime based? + Embrace Child Survivors of Crime is listed at Peterborough · UK-wide · PE8 4BA and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief.

How does CharityCompare score Embrace Child Survivors of Crime? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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 Embrace Child Survivors of Crime'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.