Older people · Reg 1158437
Lewes House of Friendship
Charity rating & review
65/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score
Clarity score
Needs improvement
Quick answer
Is Lewes House of Friendship a good charity?
Lewes House of Friendship scores 65/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£163k total income, 100% 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.
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What does Lewes House of Friendship do?
Lewes House of Friendship is a registered charity (no. 1158437) working in older people in Brighton · BN7 2NS. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 51 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income changed sharply in 2023 (likely a merger, transfer or reporting change) — year-on-year trend labels are not meaningful across that step. 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: LEWES HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP scores 65 out of 100 (3 stars). 100% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below.
What is Lewes House of Friendship?
Lewes House of Friendship has a Clarity Score of 65 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1158437. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Older people. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £163k, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 51 months of operating costs. 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, last updated .
Overall score
65/100
3★ · Needs improvement
Cause spend
100%
latest year · charitable activities
Accountability
75/100
Finance beacon
Income
£163k
Latest year 2025
Reserves
51 mo
Months of running costs
Accounts filing
Late
Check register
Fundraising efficiency not stated · 0% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium
How does LEWES HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP compare?
Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers LEWES HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP scores higher than.
Scores higher than 38% of 972 charities in its income band · 65/100 vs 70 peer average (marker).
Scores higher than 22% of 23 charities in this cause · 65/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).
How reliable is Lewes House of Friendship's data?
- Source
- Charity Commission (England & Wales)
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing date
- Profile reviewed
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, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .
What is Lewes House of Friendship'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.
75/100
| 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. | 33% | 5/15 pts |
| Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 3 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.
17/100
| 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% | 51 month · 0/15 pts |
| Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average |
| Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 0% · 5/5 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% | 100% · 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.
100/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 18 volunteers / 6 staff · 10/10 pts |
What is Lewes House of Friendship's Clarity Score?
65/100 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.
75/100
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
17/100
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
100/100
Community Support
Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.
100/100
How much does Lewes House of Friendship raise and spend?
Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £163k | — |
| Total expenditure | £205k | — |
| Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — |
Where does the money go?
Latest accounts (2025) · £205k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split.
What trust indicators does Lewes House of Friendship have?
Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.
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Accounts filed on time
Filing status: late
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Trustee board size (3–12)
3 trustees on the Charity Commission register
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Workforce on register
6 employees · 18 volunteers (3:1 volunteer-to-staff)
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 1158437
Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.
View on Charity Commission →Trustees & officers
- CHRISTINE ELIZABETH MOON since 2008
- Nigel Scott since 2017
- POLLY SENTER since 2023
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 Lewes House of Friendship'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 Lewes House of Friendship?
- Overall score
- 65/100 (3★)
- Income
- £163k
- Cause spend
- 100% of expenditure
- Reg number
- 1158437
- Scope
- Local (brighton)
- Reserves
- 51 months
- Trustees
- 3
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing
- late
How does LEWES HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP compare, and where else can you look?
Where LEWES HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP sits
The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Lewes House of Friendship's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Lewes House of Friendship a good charity? +
Lewes House of Friendship scores 65 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. 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 Lewes House of Friendship a legitimate charity? +
Yes — Lewes House of Friendship is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1158437). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1158437. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.
What is Lewes House of Friendship's charity number? +
Lewes House of Friendship's charity number is 1158437. 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 Lewes House of Friendship's charity rating? +
Lewes House of Friendship scores 65 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 Lewes House of Friendship have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Lewes House of Friendship. 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 Lewes House of Friendship? +
According to its 2025 regulator filing, 100% of Lewes House of Friendship'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 Lewes House of Friendship's overheads? +
According to its 2025 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 0% of total expenditure at Lewes House of Friendship. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Lewes House of Friendship'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 Lewes House of Friendship receive? +
Lewes House of Friendship reported £163k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured.
Are Lewes House of Friendship'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 Lewes House of Friendship based? +
Lewes House of Friendship is listed at Brighton · BN7 2NS, focused on older people.
How does CharityCompare score Lewes House of Friendship? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Lewes House of Friendship'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 Lewes House of Friendship'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.