--- title: "Norwich Consolidated Charities rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Norwich Consolidated Charities a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 79/100. Accounts 2025: income £2.6m · 86% on charitable activities. Reg 1168042." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/norwich-consolidated-charities retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:11:19.739Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Norwich Consolidated Charities a good charity? Norwich Consolidated Charities scores 79/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.6m total income, 86% 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. Norwich · NR2 4AP | Reg [1168042](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/norwich-consolidated-charities) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1168042) Donate ## How can you give to NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1168042) ## What does Norwich Consolidated Charities do? Norwich Consolidated Charities is a registered charity (no. 1168042) working in poverty relief in Norwich · NR2 4AP. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 86% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 21 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. 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 — Norwich Consolidated Charities hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=norwich-consolidated-charities) **In short:** NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars). 86% average program spend (2-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Norwich Consolidated Charities? Norwich Consolidated Charities has a Clarity Score of 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1168042. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.6m, with 86% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 21 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](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 79/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 86% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £2.6m Latest year 2025 Reserves 21 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £6.2 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 16% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)49thpercentile **Scores higher than 49% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 79/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities47thpercentile **Scores higher than 47% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 79/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Norwich Consolidated Charities's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 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](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 Norwich Consolidated Charities'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. 93/100 | 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% | 13 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. 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. | 100% | 21 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. | 50% | 5/10 pts · 2-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 1% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 85/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 90% | 86% · 9/10 pts (2-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 80% | 16p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (2-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 | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Norwich Consolidated Charities's Clarity Score? 79/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 83/100 Financial Health 85/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight13 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 83/100 Reserves (months of cash)21 month · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth5/10 pts · 2-year average Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 85/100 Program expense ratio86% · 9/10 pts (2-year average) Fundraising efficiency16p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (2-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Norwich Consolidated Charities raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £2.6m | — | | Total expenditure | £2.8m | — | | Charitable activities | £2.5m | 90% | | Fundraising | £278k | 10% | | Governance & admin | £47k | 2% | 90%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £2.8m spent - Charitable activities90% · £2.5m - Fundraising10% · £278k - Governance2% · £47k ## What trust indicators does Norwich Consolidated Charities 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) 13 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. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1168042 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/1168042) ### Trustees & officers - David Fullman since 2024 - Boyd Taylor since 2024 - PHILIP MARK REDVERS DAVIES since 2024 - John Paul Garside since 2024 - Laura Elizabeth McCartney-Gray since 2024 - Adam Christopher Giles Cllr since 2024 - Kevin Maguire since 2024 - Linda Alison Blakeway since 2025 - Beth Salmon-Reid since 2025 - Matthew Robert Packer since 2025 - Emmanuel Sheehan-Flick since 2025 - Brian Michael Bolt since 2025 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 Norwich Consolidated Charities'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 Norwich Consolidated Charities? Overall score 79/100 (4★) Income £2.6m Cause spend 86% of expenditure Reg number 1168042 Scope Local (norwich) Reserves 21 months Trustees 13 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES compare, and where else can you look? 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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 Norwich Consolidated Charities a legitimate charity? + Yes — Norwich Consolidated Charities is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1168042). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1168042. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Norwich Consolidated Charities's charity number? + Norwich Consolidated Charities's charity number is 1168042. 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 Norwich Consolidated Charities's charity rating? + Norwich Consolidated Charities scores 79 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 Norwich Consolidated Charities have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Norwich Consolidated Charities. 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 Norwich Consolidated Charities? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 86% of Norwich Consolidated Charities's total spending went to charitable activities (2-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 Norwich Consolidated Charities's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 14% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 16% of total expenditure at Norwich Consolidated Charities. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Norwich Consolidated Charities'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 Norwich Consolidated Charities receive? + Norwich Consolidated Charities reported £2.6m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: limited history. Are Norwich Consolidated Charities'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 Norwich Consolidated Charities based? + Norwich Consolidated Charities is listed at Norwich · NR2 4AP, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score Norwich Consolidated Charities? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Norwich Consolidated Charities'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 Norwich Consolidated Charities'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.