--- title: "Hospitality Action rating & legitimacy | CharityCompare" description: "Is Hospitality Action a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 81/100. Accounts 2024: income £3.9m · 69% on charitable activities. Reg 1101083." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hospitality-action retrieved: 2026-08-18T05:51:23.405Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Hospitality Action a good charity? Hospitality Action scores 81/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£3.9m total income, 69% 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 · EC1M 5UY | Reg [1101083](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hospitality-action) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.hospitalityaction.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1101083) Donate ## How can you give to HOSPITALITY ACTION? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official HOSPITALITY ACTION form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.hospitalityaction.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1101083) ## What does Hospitality Action do? Hospitality Action is a registered charity (no. 1101083) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 69% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 31 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. 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 — Hospitality Action hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=hospitality-action) **In short:** HOSPITALITY ACTION scores 81 out of 100 (4 stars). 69% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Hospitality Action? Hospitality Action has a Clarity Score of 81 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1101083. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £3.9m, with 69% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 31 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 81/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 69% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £3.9m Latest year 2024 Reserves 31 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £3.3 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 33% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does HOSPITALITY ACTION compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers HOSPITALITY ACTION scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)56thpercentile **Scores higher than 56% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 81/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities54thpercentile **Scores higher than 54% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 81/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Hospitality Action'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 Hospitality Action'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% | 14 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. 83/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 73% | 31 month · 11/15 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. | 80% | 6% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 40/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 50% | 69% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 30% | 31p per £1 income · 3/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 80/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 80% | 34 volunteers / 21 staff · 8/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Hospitality Action's Clarity Score? 81/100 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 83/100 Financial Health 40/100 Financial Efficiency 80/100 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 oversight14 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 83/100 Reserves (months of cash)31 month · 11/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets6% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 40/100 Program expense ratio69% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency31p per £1 income · 3/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 80/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio34 volunteers / 21 staff · 8/10 pts ## How much does Hospitality Action raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £3.9m | — | | Total expenditure | £3.6m | — | | Charitable activities | £2.5m | 69% | | Fundraising | £1.1m | 31% | | Governance & admin | £51k | 1% | 69%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £3.6m spent - Charitable activities69% · £2.5m - Fundraising31% · £1.1m - Governance1% · £51k ## What trust indicators does Hospitality Action 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) 14 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 21 employees · 34 volunteers (2:1 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 1101083 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/1101083) ### Trustees & officers - Jon Dee since 2009 - ANDREW GUY MBE FIH since 2005 - JONATHAN RAGGETT Chair · since 2011 - ANDREW LATHAM MIH since 2013 - DAVID WALKER JP FIH since 2013 - RINGO FRANCIS since 2014 - TIM JONES since 2015 - Simon Esner since 2017 - Andrew Selley since 2018 - Chris Garside since 2018 - Katherine Nicholls OBE since 2018 - Kevin Charity since 2020 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 Hospitality Action'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 Hospitality Action? Overall score 81/100 (4★) Income £3.9m Cause spend 69% of expenditure Reg number 1101083 Scope UK-wide Reserves 31 months Trustees 14 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does HOSPITALITY ACTION compare, and where else can you look? [Compare HOSPITALITY ACTION with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=hospitality-action) [More poverty relief charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where HOSPITALITY ACTION 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) - [Charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/london) - [poverty charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty/london) ### Similar poverty relief charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [AMOS TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/amos-trust) 100/100 · £2.6m - [SUFRA - NW LONDON](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sufra-nw-london) 100/100 · £1.7m - [WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wilderness-foundation-uk) 100/100 · £1.6m - [BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-city-mission) 100/100 · £1.4m ## How can you share Hospitality Action'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 Hospitality Action a legitimate charity? + Yes — Hospitality Action is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1101083). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1101083. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Hospitality Action's charity number? + Hospitality Action's charity number is 1101083. 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 Hospitality Action's charity rating? + Hospitality Action scores 81 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 Hospitality Action have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hospitality Action. 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 Hospitality Action? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 69% of Hospitality Action'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 Hospitality Action's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 31% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 33% of total expenditure at Hospitality Action. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Hospitality Action'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 Hospitality Action receive? + Hospitality Action reported £3.9m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Hospitality Action'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 Hospitality Action based? + Hospitality Action is listed at London · UK-wide · EC1M 5UY and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score Hospitality Action? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Hospitality Action'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 Hospitality Action'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.