--- title: "Gulf for Good — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Gulf for Good a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 55/100. Accounts 2024: income £501k · 83% on charitable activities. Reg 1140294." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gulf-for-good retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:42:36.891Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Gulf for Good a good charity? Gulf for Good scores 55/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£501k total income, 83% 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. St Albans · UK-wide · AL7 2BN | Reg [1140294](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gulf-for-good) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.gulfforgood.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1140294) Donate ## How can you give to GULF FOR GOOD? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official GULF FOR GOOD form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.gulfforgood.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1140294) ## What does Gulf for Good do? Gulf for Good is a registered charity (no. 1140294) working in international aid across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 83% of spending to charitable activities, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈25% 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 — Gulf for Good hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=gulf-for-good) **In short:** GULF FOR GOOD scores 55 out of 100 (2 stars). 83% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Gulf for Good? Gulf for Good has a Clarity Score of 55 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1140294. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: International aid. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £501k, with 83% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. 2 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 55/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 83% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 55/100 Finance beacon Income £501k Latest year 2024 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £17.2 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 6% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does GULF FOR GOOD compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers GULF FOR GOOD scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)6thpercentile **Scores higher than 6% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 55/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). International aid charities8thpercentile **Scores higher than 8% of 618 charities in this cause** · 55/100 vs 75 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Gulf for Good's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 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 Gulf for Good'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. 55/100 | 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. | 0% | 0/15 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. | 70% | 7/10 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. | 0% | Not stated · 0/15 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. | 100% | 1% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 90/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 80% | 83% · 8/10 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% | 4p 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 Gulf for Good's Clarity Score? 55/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 55/100 Accountability & Transparency 50/100 Financial Health 90/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 55/100 Filing history (5 years)0/15 pts Trustee oversight5 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 90/100 Program expense ratio83% · 8/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency4p 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 Gulf for Good raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £501k | — | | Total expenditure | £383k | — | | Charitable activities | £318k | 83% | | Fundraising | £65k | 17% | | Governance & admin | £4k | 1% | 83%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £383k spent - Charitable activities83% · £318k - Fundraising17% · £65k - Governance1% · £4k ## What trust indicators does Gulf for Good 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) 5 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 1140294 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/1140294) ### Trustees & officers - JAMES BOYD BERRY - Katherine Kearsey since 2019 - Jennifer Sault since 2021 - Ben McCabe since 2025 - Elena Barwick 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 Gulf for Good'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 Gulf for Good? Overall score 55/100 (2★) Income £501k Cause spend 83% of expenditure Reg number 1140294 Scope UK-wide Reserves — Trustees 5 Accounts year 2024 Filing late ## How does GULF FOR GOOD compare, and where else can you look? 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Is Gulf for Good a legitimate charity? + Yes — Gulf for Good is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1140294). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1140294. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Gulf for Good's charity number? + Gulf for Good's charity number is 1140294. 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 Gulf for Good's charity rating? + Gulf for Good scores 55 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). 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 Gulf for Good have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Gulf for Good. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 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 Gulf for Good? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 83% of Gulf for Good's total spending went to charitable activities. 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 Gulf for Good's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 17% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 6% of total expenditure at Gulf for Good. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Gulf for Good'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 Gulf for Good receive? + Gulf for Good reported £501k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Gulf for Good'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 Gulf for Good based? + Gulf for Good is listed at St Albans · UK-wide · AL7 2BN and operates UK-wide, focused on international aid. How does CharityCompare score Gulf for Good? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Gulf for Good'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 Gulf for Good'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.