Health · Reg 1112339
Mentor Foundation UK
Charity rating & review
60/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score
Clarity score
Needs improvement
Quick answer
Is Mentor Foundation UK a good charity?
Mentor Foundation UK scores 60/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2018 (£809k total income, 95% 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 Mentor Foundation UK do?
Mentor Foundation UK is a registered charity (no. 1112339) working in health across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 95% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 1 month of reserves, though accounts are currently overdue or missing. Reported income has been growing (≈7% 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.
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In short: MENTOR FOUNDATION UK scores 60 out of 100 (3 stars). 95% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.
What is Mentor Foundation UK?
Mentor Foundation UK has a Clarity Score of 60 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1112339. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2018: total income £809k, with 95% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: missing. Reserves: approximately 1 month 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
60/100
3★ · Needs improvement
Cause spend
95%
3-yr avg · charitable activities
Accountability
55/100
Finance beacon
Income
£809k
Latest year 2018
Reserves
1 mo
1 month of running costs
Accounts filing
Missing
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£21.0 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 6% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: low
How does MENTOR FOUNDATION UK compare?
Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers MENTOR FOUNDATION UK scores higher than.
Scores higher than 11% of 2,187 charities in its income band · 60/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).
Scores higher than 16% of 528 charities in this cause · 60/100 vs 76 peer average (marker).
How reliable is Mentor Foundation UK's data?
- Source
- Charity Commission (England & Wales)
- Accounts year
- 2018
- Filing date
- Profile reviewed
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, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .
What is Mentor Foundation UK'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% | 9 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.
27/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 33% | 1 month · 5/15 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. | 60% | 30% · 3/5 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% | 95% · 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% | 5p 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% | 113 volunteers / 24 staff · 10/10 pts |
What is Mentor Foundation UK'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.
Accountability & Transparency
Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.
55/100
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
27/100
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 Mentor Foundation UK raise and spend?
Latest filed year 2018 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £809k | — |
| Total expenditure | £978k | — |
| Charitable activities | £914k | 94% |
| Fundraising | £63k | 6% |
| Governance & admin | £8k | 1% |
Where does the money go?
Latest accounts (2018) · £978k spent
- Charitable activities94% · £914k
- Fundraising6% · £63k
- Governance1% · £8k
What trust indicators does Mentor Foundation UK 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: missing
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Trustee board size (3–12)
9 trustees on the Charity Commission register
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Workforce on register
24 employees · 113 volunteers (5:1 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 1112339
Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.
View on Charity Commission →Trustees & officers
- SIM SCAVAZZA Chair
- Antonia Kathryn De Gier since 2014
- Harry Robin Sumnall since 2015
- Clive Standish since 2015
- Fiona Boyd since 2018
- Derek Tracy since 2019
- Adam Bennett since 2019
- Hanna Carolyn Head since 2019
- Scott Sullivan since 2019
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 Mentor Foundation UK'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 Mentor Foundation UK?
- Overall score
- 60/100 (3★)
- Income
- £809k
- Cause spend
- 95% of expenditure
- Reg number
- 1112339
- Scope
- UK-wide
- Reserves
- 1 month
- Trustees
- 9
- Accounts year
- 2018
- Filing
- missing
How does MENTOR FOUNDATION UK compare, and where else can you look?
Where MENTOR FOUNDATION UK sits
The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.
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What red flags does Mentor Foundation UK have?
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Mentor Foundation UK's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Mentor Foundation UK a good charity? +
Mentor Foundation UK scores 60 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 95% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are missing. 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 Mentor Foundation UK a legitimate charity? +
Yes — Mentor Foundation UK is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1112339). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1112339. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.
What is Mentor Foundation UK's charity number? +
Mentor Foundation UK's charity number is 1112339. 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 Mentor Foundation UK's charity rating? +
Mentor Foundation UK 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 Mentor Foundation UK have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Mentor Foundation UK. 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 Mentor Foundation UK? +
According to its 2018 regulator filing, 95% of Mentor Foundation UK'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 Mentor Foundation UK's overheads? +
According to its 2018 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 5% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 6% of total expenditure at Mentor Foundation UK. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Mentor Foundation UK'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 Mentor Foundation UK receive? +
Mentor Foundation UK reported £809k total income in its 2018 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are Mentor Foundation UK'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 Mentor Foundation UK based? +
Mentor Foundation UK is listed at London · UK-wide · WC2N 4JS and operates UK-wide, focused on health.
How does CharityCompare score Mentor Foundation UK? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Mentor Foundation UK'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 Mentor Foundation UK's most recent accounts cover 2018. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.