Common questions about John Ellerman Foundation's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is John Ellerman Foundation a good charity? +
John Ellerman Foundation scores 84 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 97% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) 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 John Ellerman Foundation a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists John Ellerman Foundation as a registered charity (charity number 263207). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=263207&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is John Ellerman Foundation's charity number? +
John Ellerman Foundation's charity number is 263207. 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 John Ellerman Foundation's charity rating? +
John Ellerman Foundation scores 84 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) 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 John Ellerman Foundation have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for John Ellerman Foundation. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged 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 John Ellerman Foundation? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 97% of John Ellerman Foundation'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 John Ellerman Foundation's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 3% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 11% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at John Ellerman Foundation. John Ellerman Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does John Ellerman Foundation receive? +
John Ellerman Foundation reported £3.4m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.
Are John Ellerman Foundation's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2025-08-27). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is John Ellerman Foundation based? +
John Ellerman Foundation's registered contact address is in London (WC2N 5NS). It tells the regulator it operates in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, with a focus on community.
How much is John Ellerman Foundation's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. John Ellerman Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does John Ellerman Foundation's money come from? +
John Ellerman Foundation reported £3.4m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were investments £3.3m (97%), other income £100k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to John Ellerman Foundation? +
The register does not record John Ellerman Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are John Ellerman Foundation's trustees paid? +
John Ellerman Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was John Ellerman Foundation previously called? +
The register lists this previous name for John Ellerman Foundation: The John Ellerman Foundation.
When was John Ellerman Foundation registered as a charity? +
John Ellerman Foundation was entered on the register on 29 November 1971.
How does CharityCompare score John Ellerman Foundation? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in John Ellerman 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 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and John Ellerman Foundation'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.