Common questions about Podium Analytics's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Podium Analytics a good charity? +
Podium Analytics scores 60 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 89% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) 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 Podium Analytics a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists Podium Analytics as a registered charity (charity number 1183716). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1183716&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is Podium Analytics's charity number? +
Podium Analytics's charity number is 1183716. 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 Podium Analytics's charity rating? +
Podium Analytics scores 60 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) 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 Podium Analytics have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Podium Analytics. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged 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 Podium Analytics? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 89% of Podium Analytics'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 Podium Analytics's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 11% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 12% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Podium Analytics. Podium Analytics's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports 10 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does Podium Analytics receive? +
Podium Analytics reported £3.4m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.
Are Podium Analytics's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-01-14). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is Podium Analytics based? +
Podium Analytics's registered contact address is in Guildford (GU25 4PA). It tells the regulator it operates in England and Wales, with a focus on disability.
How much is Podium Analytics's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Podium Analytics's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports 10 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Podium Analytics's money come from? +
Podium Analytics reported £3.4m total income for the year ending 31 May 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £3.4m (100%), trading and fundraising events £7,200 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Podium Analytics? +
The register does not record Podium Analytics as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Podium Analytics's trustees paid? +
Podium Analytics's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Podium Analytics registered as a charity? +
Podium Analytics was entered on the register on 4 June 2019. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 11831773).
How does CharityCompare score Podium Analytics? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Podium Analytics'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 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Podium Analytics'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.