Education · Reg 528770
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation
Charity rating & review
71/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score
Clarity score
Needs improvement
Quick answer
Is Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation a good charity?
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation scores 71/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£628k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.
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What does Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation do?
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation is a registered charity (no. 528770) working in education in Coventry · CV21 3AG. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 11 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.
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In short: LAWRENCE SHERIFF SCHOOL FOUNDATION scores 71 out of 100 (3 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Review the pillar breakdown below.
What is Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation?
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation has a Clarity Score of 71 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 528770. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Education. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £628k, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 11 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.
Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .
Overall score
71/100
3★ · Needs improvement
Cause spend
N/D
Not disclosed in filings
Accountability
100/100
Finance beacon
Income
£628k
Latest year 2025
Reserves
11 mo
Months of running costs
Accounts filing
On time
Charity Commission
Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: high
How does LAWRENCE SHERIFF SCHOOL FOUNDATION compare?
Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers LAWRENCE SHERIFF SCHOOL FOUNDATION scores higher than.
Scores higher than 27% of 2,187 charities in its income band · 71/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).
Scores higher than 39% of 579 charities in this cause · 71/100 vs 74 peer average (marker).
How reliable is Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation's data?
- Source
- Charity Commission (England & Wales)
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing date
- Profile reviewed
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, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .
What is Lawrence Sheriff School 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.
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% | 15 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.
70/100
| 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% | 11 month · 15/15 pts |
| Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 20% | 2/10 pts · 3-year average |
| Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 15% · 4/5 pts |
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
50/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts |
| 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.
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 |
What is Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation's Clarity Score?
71/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars
Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.
Accountability & Transparency
Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.
100/100
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
70/100
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
50/100
Community Support
Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.
0/100
How much does Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation raise and spend?
Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £628k | — |
| Total expenditure | £699k | — |
| Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — |
Where does the money go?
Latest accounts (2025) · £699k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split.
What trust indicators does Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation have?
Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.
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Accounts filed on time
up to date · last filing
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Trustee board size (3–12)
15 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.
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Reg 528770
Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.
View on Charity Commission →Trustees & officers
- PAULA WHITFIELD since 2016
- Dr JUSTIN MUSTON since 2018
- Stuart Baran since 2019
- Kalonga Musukuma since 2020
- Teresa Mpofu since 2022
- Thomas Legge since 2022
- Stuart Nigel Esworthy since 2022
- Clinton Drackett since 2023
- Kulasekar Godavathi Krishnama since 2023
- Gita Natarajan since 2024
- Simon Kent since 2025
- Manoj Agarwal since 2025
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.
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 Lawrence Sheriff School 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 Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation?
- Overall score
- 71/100 (3★)
- Income
- £628k
- Cause spend
- Not disclosed
- Reg number
- 528770
- Scope
- Local (coventry)
- Reserves
- 11 months
- Trustees
- 15
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing
- up to date
How does LAWRENCE SHERIFF SCHOOL FOUNDATION compare, and where else can you look?
Where LAWRENCE SHERIFF SCHOOL FOUNDATION sits
The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation a good charity? +
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation scores 71 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Its recent filings do not disclose a charitable-activities spend split 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 Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation a legitimate charity? +
Yes — Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 528770). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/528770. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.
What is Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation's charity number? +
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation's charity number is 528770. 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 Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation's charity rating? +
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation scores 71 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 Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation? +
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number.
What are Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation's overheads? +
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Lawrence Sheriff School 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 Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation receive? +
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation reported £628k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.
Are Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation'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 Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation based? +
Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation is listed at Coventry · CV21 3AG, focused on education.
How does CharityCompare score Lawrence Sheriff School Foundation? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Lawrence Sheriff School 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 Lawrence Sheriff School 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.