--- title: "Raise Your Hands — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Raise Your Hands a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 74/100. Accounts 2024: income £962k · 76% on charitable activities. Reg 1174956." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/raise-your-hands retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:39:04.210Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Raise Your Hands a good charity? Raise Your Hands scores 74/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£962k total income, 76% 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 · W1S 2XP | Reg [1174956](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/raise-your-hands) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.raiseyourhands.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1174956) Donate ## How can you give to RAISE YOUR HANDS? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official RAISE YOUR HANDS form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.raiseyourhands.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1174956) ## What does Raise Your Hands do? Raise Your Hands is a registered charity (no. 1174956) working in children & youth across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 76% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 9 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈36% 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. Summarised from public filings — Raise Your Hands hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=raise-your-hands) **In short:** RAISE YOUR HANDS scores 74 out of 100 (3 stars). 76% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Raise Your Hands? Raise Your Hands has a Clarity Score of 74 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1174956. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Children & youth. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £962k, with 76% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 9 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 74/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 76% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 83/100 Finance beacon Income £962k Latest year 2024 Reserves 9 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £5.2 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 24% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does RAISE YOUR HANDS compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers RAISE YOUR HANDS scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)34thpercentile **Scores higher than 34% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 74/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Children & youth charities42ndpercentile **Scores higher than 42% of 78 charities in this cause** · 74/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Raise Your Hands's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data 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 Raise Your Hands'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. 83/100 | 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% | 6 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 30% | 3/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 90/100 | 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% | 9 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 70% | 7/10 pts · 3-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. 70/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 70% | 76% · 7/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 70% | 19p per £1 income · 7/10 pts (3-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 Raise Your Hands's Clarity Score? 74/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 83/100 Accountability & Transparency 90/100 Financial Health 70/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 83/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies3/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 90/100 Reserves (months of cash)9 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth7/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 70/100 Program expense ratio76% · 7/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency19p per £1 income · 7/10 pts (3-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 Raise Your Hands raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £962k | — | | Total expenditure | £955k | — | | Charitable activities | £758k | 79% | | Fundraising | £197k | 21% | 79%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £955k spent - Charitable activities79% · £758k - Fundraising21% · £197k ## What trust indicators does Raise Your Hands 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) 6 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 1174956 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/1174956) ### Trustees & officers - ADAM LAWRENSON since 2017 - Christopher Kirkland Chair · since 2017 - Federica Silvia Cuce since 2021 - Nicholas Burlington since 2021 - Rossa Shanks since 2024 - Nicole McCarthy 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 Raise Your Hands'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 Raise Your Hands? Overall score 74/100 (3★) Income £962k Cause spend 76% of expenditure Reg number 1174956 Scope UK-wide Reserves 9 months Trustees 6 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does RAISE YOUR HANDS compare, and where else can you look? [Compare RAISE YOUR HANDS with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=raise-your-hands) [More children & youth charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where RAISE YOUR HANDS sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [Charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/london) - [children charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children/london) ### Similar children & youth charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [VOLUNTEER CENTRE HACKNEY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/volunteer-centre-hackney) 97/100 · £1.2m - [PASIC](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/pasic) 96/100 · £653k - [ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/zurich-community-trust-uk-limited) 95/100 · £3.4m - [DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/derbyshire-community-foundation) 95/100 · £1.1m ## How can you share Raise Your Hands'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 Raise Your Hands a legitimate charity? + Yes — Raise Your Hands is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1174956). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1174956. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Raise Your Hands's charity number? + Raise Your Hands's charity number is 1174956. 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 Raise Your Hands's charity rating? + Raise Your Hands scores 74 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 Raise Your Hands have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Raise Your Hands. 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 Raise Your Hands? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 76% of Raise Your Hands'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 Raise Your Hands's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 24% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 24% of total expenditure at Raise Your Hands. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Raise Your Hands'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 Raise Your Hands receive? + Raise Your Hands reported £962k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Raise Your Hands'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 Raise Your Hands based? + Raise Your Hands is listed at London · UK-wide · W1S 2XP and operates UK-wide, focused on children & youth. How does CharityCompare score Raise Your Hands? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Raise Your Hands'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 Raise Your Hands'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.