--- title: "Pilgrim Support — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Pilgrim Support a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 35/100. Accounts 2024: income £153k · 48% on charitable activities. Reg 1188594." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/pilgrim-support retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:50:15.559Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Pilgrim Support a good charity? Pilgrim Support scores 35/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£153k total income, 48% 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. London · UK-wide · E6 6JF | Reg [1188594](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/pilgrim-support) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.thepilgrim.co/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1188594) Donate ## How can you give to PILGRIM SUPPORT? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official PILGRIM SUPPORT form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.thepilgrim.co/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1188594) ## What does Pilgrim Support do? Pilgrim Support is a registered charity (no. 1188594) working in religion across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 48% of spending to charitable activities, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income changed sharply in 2022 (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. Summarised from public filings — Pilgrim Support hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=pilgrim-support) **In short:** PILGRIM SUPPORT scores 35 out of 100 (2 stars). 48% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Pilgrim Support? Pilgrim Support has a Clarity Score of 35 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1188594. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Religion. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £153k, with 48% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. 5 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. 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 35/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 48% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 50/100 Finance beacon Income £153k Latest year 2024 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £3.5 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 31% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does PILGRIM SUPPORT compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers PILGRIM SUPPORT scores higher than. Income band (£100k–£500k)1stpercentile **Scores higher than 1% of 972 charities in its income band** · 35/100 vs 70 peer average (marker). Religion charities1stpercentile **Scores higher than 1% of 519 charities in this cause** · 35/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Pilgrim Support's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 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 Pilgrim Support'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. 50/100 | 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). | 67% | 2 trustees · 10/15 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% | Not stated · 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% | 2% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 25/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 48% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 50% | 24p per £1 income · 5/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 20 volunteers · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Pilgrim Support's Clarity Score? 35/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 50/100 Accountability & Transparency 17/100 Financial Health 25/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 50/100 Filing history (5 years)0/15 pts Trustee oversight2 trustees · 10/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 17/100 Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets2% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 25/100 Program expense ratio48% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency24p per £1 income · 5/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio20 volunteers · 5/10 pts ## How much does Pilgrim Support raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £153k | — | | Total expenditure | £461k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £461k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does Pilgrim Support have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - — Trustee board size (3–12) 2 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 1188594 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/1188594) ### Trustees & officers - Mohammed Shabbir Hassan Chair · since 2020 - Khatija Sacranie since 2020 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 Pilgrim Support'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 Pilgrim Support? Overall score 35/100 (2★) Income £153k Cause spend 48% of expenditure Reg number 1188594 Scope UK-wide Reserves — Trustees 2 Accounts year 2024 Filing late ## How does PILGRIM SUPPORT compare, and where else can you look? [Compare PILGRIM SUPPORT with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=pilgrim-support) [More religion charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/religion) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where PILGRIM SUPPORT sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [religion charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/religion) - [Charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/london) - [religion charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/religion/london) ### Similar religion charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-diocesan-trust) 100/100 · £24m - [ARCHDIOCESE OF CARDIFF-MENEVIA](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/archdiocese-of-cardiff-menevia) 100/100 · £6.0m - [FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/friends-international-ministries) 100/100 · £2.9m - [THE ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-english-sangha-trust-limited) 100/100 · £2.2m ## How can you share Pilgrim Support's rating? 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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 Pilgrim Support a legitimate charity? + Yes — Pilgrim Support is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1188594). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1188594. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Pilgrim Support's charity number? + Pilgrim Support's charity number is 1188594. 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 Pilgrim Support's charity rating? + Pilgrim Support scores 35 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). 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 Pilgrim Support have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Pilgrim Support. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (5 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 Pilgrim Support? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 48% of Pilgrim Support'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 Pilgrim Support's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 47% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 31% of total expenditure at Pilgrim Support. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Pilgrim Support'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 Pilgrim Support receive? + Pilgrim Support reported £153k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured. Are Pilgrim Support'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 Pilgrim Support based? + Pilgrim Support is listed at London · UK-wide · E6 6JF and operates UK-wide, focused on religion. How does CharityCompare score Pilgrim Support? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Pilgrim Support'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 Pilgrim Support's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.