--- title: "Hop Skip & Jump Foundation charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Hop Skip & Jump Foundation a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 60/100. Accounts 2019: income £974k · 99% on charitable activities. Reg 1081810." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hop-skip-jump-foundation retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:11:25.541Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Hop Skip & Jump Foundation a good charity? Hop Skip & Jump Foundation scores 60/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2019 (£974k 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. Bristol · BS15 9SE | Reg [1081810](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hop-skip-jump-foundation) | Registered charity | [Official website](http://www.hopskipandjump.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1081810) Donate ## How can you give to HOP SKIP & JUMP FOUNDATION? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official HOP SKIP & JUMP FOUNDATION form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](http://www.hopskipandjump.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1081810) ## What does Hop Skip & Jump Foundation do? Hop Skip & Jump Foundation is a registered charity (no. 1081810) working in disability in Bristol · BS15 9SE. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 99% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 2 months of reserves, though accounts are currently overdue or missing. Reported income has been growing (≈62% 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 — Hop Skip & Jump Foundation hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=hop-skip-jump-foundation) **In short:** HOP SKIP & JUMP FOUNDATION scores 60 out of 100 (3 stars). 99% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Hop Skip & Jump Foundation? Hop Skip & Jump Foundation has a Clarity Score of 60 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1081810. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Disability. Latest accounts year 2019: total income £974k, with 99% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: missing. 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 60/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 99% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 55/100 Finance beacon Income £974k Latest year 2019 Reserves 2 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Missing Check register £272.0 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: low ## How does HOP SKIP & JUMP FOUNDATION compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers HOP SKIP & JUMP FOUNDATION scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)11thpercentile **Scores higher than 11% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 60/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Disability charities10thpercentile **Scores higher than 10% of 711 charities in this cause** · 60/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2019 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Low confidence — key filing data unavailable 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 Hop Skip & Jump 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. 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% | 7 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. 57/100 | 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. | 60% | 6/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 20% | 47% · 1/5 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. 10/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 10% | 10 volunteers / 59 staff · 1/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's Clarity Score? 60/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 55/100 Accountability & Transparency 57/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 10/100 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 oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 57/100 Reserves (months of cash)2 months · 10/15 pts Income stability / growth6/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets47% · 1/5 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. 10/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio10 volunteers / 59 staff · 1/10 pts ## How much does Hop Skip & Jump Foundation raise and spend? Latest filed year 2019 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £974k | — | | Total expenditure | £1.2m | — | | Charitable activities | £1.2m | 100% | | Governance & admin | £13k | 1% | 100%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2019) · £1.2m spent - Charitable activities100% · £1.2m - Governance1% · £13k ## What trust indicators does Hop Skip & Jump Foundation have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: missing - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 7 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 59 employees · 10 volunteers (0:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member 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 1081810 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/1081810) ### Trustees & officers - Rev CELIA CARTER - Clarissa Katherine Rosamund Woollcombe Mitchell Chair · since 2011 - Dr ASSHETON STEWART-CARTER since 2014 - ROBERT JAMES CROASDAILE BOWEN since 2018 - ANNE MARGARET MULLAN since 2018 - Shelley Louise Rudge since 2018 - CAROLINE WELLS since 2018 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 Hop Skip & Jump 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 Hop Skip & Jump Foundation? Overall score 60/100 (3★) Income £974k Cause spend 99% of expenditure Reg number 1081810 Scope Local (bristol) Reserves 2 months Trustees 7 Accounts year 2019 Filing missing ## How does HOP SKIP & JUMP FOUNDATION compare, and where else can you look? [Compare HOP SKIP & JUMP FOUNDATION with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=hop-skip-jump-foundation) [More disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where HOP SKIP & JUMP FOUNDATION sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [Charities in Bristol](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/bristol) - [disability charities in Bristol](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability/bristol) ### Similar disability charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [POLKA CHILDREN'S THEATRE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/polka-children-s-theatre-limited) 100/100 · £3.6m - [TREWEN MEADOWS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/trewen-meadows) 100/100 · £1.4m - [CAMBRIDGE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cambridge-rape-crisis-centre) 100/100 · £916k - [Kent Neuro Therapy Centre Limited](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-neuro-therapy-centre-limited) 100/100 · £858k ## How can you share Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's rating? 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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 Hop Skip & Jump Foundation a legitimate charity? + Yes — Hop Skip & Jump Foundation is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1081810). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1081810. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's charity number? + Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's charity number is 1081810. 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 Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's charity rating? + Hop Skip & Jump Foundation scores 60 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 Hop Skip & Jump Foundation have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hop Skip & Jump 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 Hop Skip & Jump Foundation? + According to its 2019 regulator filing, 99% of Hop Skip & Jump 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 Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's overheads? + According to its 2019 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 1% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at Hop Skip & Jump Foundation. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Hop Skip & Jump 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 Hop Skip & Jump Foundation receive? + Hop Skip & Jump Foundation reported £974k total income in its 2019 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's accounts up to date? + Filing status: missing (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Hop Skip & Jump Foundation based? + Hop Skip & Jump Foundation is listed at Bristol · BS15 9SE, focused on disability. How does CharityCompare score Hop Skip & Jump Foundation? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Hop Skip & Jump 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 Hop Skip & Jump Foundation's most recent accounts cover 2019. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.