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title: "Reverse Rett — charity rating & review | CharityCompare"
description: "Is Reverse Rett a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 56/100. Accounts 2024: income £809k · 75% on charitable activities. Reg 1136809."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/reverse-rett
retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:41:38.531Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
---

Quick answer

## Is Reverse Rett a good charity?

Reverse Rett scores 56/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£809k total income, 75% 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.

Manchester · UK-wide · M4 6JG |
Reg [1136809](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/reverse-rett) | Registered charity | [Official website](http://www.reverserett.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1136809)

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## How can you give to REVERSE RETT?

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## What does Reverse Rett do?

Reverse Rett is a registered charity (no. 1136809) working in health across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 75% of spending to charitable activities, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈6% 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 — Reverse Rett hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=reverse-rett)

**In short:** REVERSE RETT scores 56 out of 100 (2 stars). 75% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.

## What is Reverse Rett?

Reverse Rett has a Clarity Score of 56 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1136809. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £809k, with 75% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. 1 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

56/100

2★ · Poor

Cause spend

75%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

75/100

Finance beacon

Income

£809k

Latest year 2024

Reserves

—

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

Check register

£3.7 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) ·
26% overhead · Website on register ·
Confidence: medium

## How does REVERSE RETT compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers REVERSE RETT scores higher than.

Income band (£500k–£1m)7thpercentile

**Scores higher than 7% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 56/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).

Health charities10thpercentile

**Scores higher than 10% of 528 charities in this cause** · 56/100 vs 76 peer average (marker).

## How reliable is Reverse Rett'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 Reverse Rett'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.

75/100
| 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. | 33% | 5/15 pts |
| Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 12 trustees · 15/15 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.

20/100
| 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. | 60% | 6/10 pts · 3-year average |
| Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 0% | 160% · 0/5 pts |

### Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

50/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 60% | 75% · 6/10 pts (3-year average) |
| Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 40% | 27p per £1 income · 4/10 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% | 100 volunteers / 5 staff · 10/10 pts |

[How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

## What is Reverse Rett's Clarity Score?

56/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

75/100

Accountability & Transparency

20/100

Financial Health

50/100

Financial Efficiency

100/100

Community Support

### Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

75/100

Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts

Trustee oversight12 trustees · 15/15 pts

Declared policies10/10 pts

### Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

20/100

Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts

Income stability / growth6/10 pts · 3-year average

Liabilities to assets160% · 0/5 pts

### Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

50/100

Program expense ratio75% · 6/10 pts (3-year average)

Fundraising efficiency27p per £1 income · 4/10 pts (3-year average)

### Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio100 volunteers / 5 staff · 10/10 pts

## How much does Reverse Rett raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total income | £809k | — |
| Total expenditure | £764k | — |
| Charitable activities | £536k | 70% |
| Fundraising | £228k | 30% |
| Governance & admin | £9k | 1% |

70%On charitable activities

## Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £764k spent

- Charitable activities70% · £536k
- Fundraising30% · £228k
- Governance1% · £9k

## What trust indicators does Reverse Rett 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)

12 trustees on the Charity Commission register

- ✓ Workforce on register

5 employees · 100 volunteers (20:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

[Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/)

Official register

Reg 1136809

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/1136809)

### Trustees & officers

- Rachael Stevenson since 2010
- ANDREW JOHN STEVENSON since 2010
- Helen Kay Simmonds since 2012
- John Harald Sharpe Chair · since 2014
- Catherine McKinney since 2018
- Kate McMaster since 2018
- Joanna K L Snyder since 2020
- Michael Christopher Jones since 2022
- Jocelyn LeBlanc Ph.D since 2023
- Oliver Freeman since 2023
- Matthew James Billingsley since 2024
- Natalia Larmer 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 Reverse Rett'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 Reverse Rett?

Overall score

56/100 (2★)

Income

£809k

Cause spend

75% of expenditure

Reg number

1136809

Scope

UK-wide

Reserves

—

Trustees

12

Accounts year

2024

Filing

late

## How does REVERSE RETT compare, and where else can you look?

[Compare REVERSE RETT with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=reverse-rett) [More health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

### Where REVERSE RETT sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

- [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health)
- [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability)
- [Charities in Manchester](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/manchester)
- [health charities in Manchester](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health/manchester)

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## Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Reverse Rett's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Reverse Rett a good charity? + Reverse Rett scores 56 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 75% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. 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 Reverse Rett a legitimate charity? + Yes — Reverse Rett is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1136809). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1136809. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Reverse Rett's charity number? + Reverse Rett's charity number is 1136809. 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 Reverse Rett's charity rating? + Reverse Rett scores 56 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 Reverse Rett have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Reverse Rett. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 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 Reverse Rett? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 75% of Reverse Rett'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 Reverse Rett's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 25% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 26% of total expenditure at Reverse Rett. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Reverse Rett'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 Reverse Rett receive? + Reverse Rett reported £809k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Reverse Rett'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 Reverse Rett based? + Reverse Rett is listed at Manchester · UK-wide · M4 6JG and operates UK-wide, focused on health.

How does CharityCompare score Reverse Rett? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Reverse Rett'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 Reverse Rett'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.