--- title: "Ripon Museum Trust rating & legitimacy | CharityCompare" description: "Is Ripon Museum Trust a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 89/100. Accounts 2025: income £819k · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 1141462." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/ripon-museum-trust retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:39:14.573Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Ripon Museum Trust a good charity? Ripon Museum Trust scores 89/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£819k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Harrogate · HG4 1LE | Reg [1141462](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/ripon-museum-trust) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.riponmuseums.co.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1141462) Donate ## How can you give to RIPON MUSEUM TRUST? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official RIPON MUSEUM TRUST form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.riponmuseums.co.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1141462) ## What does Ripon Museum Trust do? Ripon Museum Trust is a registered charity (no. 1141462) working in heritage in Harrogate · HG4 1LE. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 5 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈16% 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 — Ripon Museum Trust hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=ripon-museum-trust) **In short:** RIPON MUSEUM TRUST scores 89 out of 100 (4 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Ripon Museum Trust? Ripon Museum Trust has a Clarity Score of 89 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1141462. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Heritage. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £819k, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 5 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 89/100 4★ · Good Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £819k Latest year 2025 Reserves 5 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does RIPON MUSEUM TRUST compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers RIPON MUSEUM TRUST scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)75thpercentile **Scores higher than 75% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 89/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Heritage charities86thpercentile **Scores higher than 86% of 151 charities in this cause** · 89/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Ripon Museum Trust's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 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 Ripon Museum Trust'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. 100/100 | 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. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 97/100 | 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% | 5 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. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 12% · 4/5 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. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 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% | 120 volunteers / 8 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Ripon Museum Trust's Clarity Score? 89/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 97/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 97/100 Reserves (months of cash)5 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets12% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio120 volunteers / 8 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Ripon Museum Trust raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £819k | — | | Total expenditure | £653k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £653k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does Ripon Museum Trust 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 - ✓ Workforce on register 8 employees · 120 volunteers (15:1 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 1141462 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/1141462) ### Trustees & officers - AMANDA WHITEHEAD since 2011 - Robert Michael Ling Chair · since 2021 - Amy Stow since 2022 - Richard Cyril Pollitt since 2023 - Louise Blyth since 2026 - Paul Elgood since 2026 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 Ripon Museum Trust'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 Ripon Museum Trust? Overall score 89/100 (4★) Income £819k Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 1141462 Scope Local (harrogate) Reserves 5 months Trustees 6 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does RIPON MUSEUM TRUST compare, and where else can you look? [Compare RIPON MUSEUM TRUST with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=ripon-museum-trust) [More heritage charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/heritage) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where RIPON MUSEUM TRUST sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [heritage charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/heritage) - [arts charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/arts) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [Charities in Harrogate](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/harrogate) ### Similar heritage charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [HARTLEBURY CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hartlebury-castle-preservation-trust) 100/100 · £612k - [ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/st-bartholomew-s-heritage) 99/100 · £5.7m - [JANE AUSTEN'S HOUSE MUSEUM](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/jane-austen-s-house-museum) 98/100 · £2.0m - [MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/milton-keynes-museum-trust-limited) 98/100 · £763k ## How can you share Ripon Museum Trust's rating? Share: [X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Ripon%20Museum%20Trust%20%E2%80%94%2089%2F100%20Clarity%20Score%20on%20CharityCompare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.charitycompare.org.uk%2Fcharity%2Fripon-museum-trust)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.charitycompare.org.uk%2Fcharity%2Fripon-museum-trust)[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.charitycompare.org.uk%2Fcharity%2Fripon-museum-trust)[Bluesky](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Ripon%20Museum%20Trust%20%E2%80%94%2089%2F100%20Clarity%20Score%20on%20CharityCompare%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.charitycompare.org.uk%2Fcharity%2Fripon-museum-trust) Copy link Print / save as PDFOpens a printer-friendly view of this profile for Ripon Museum Trust. For this charity ## How do you add Ripon Museum Trust's rating to your site? Free to use — a lightweight HTML badge or an embeddable score widget, each linking back to this independent profile and our [methodology](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology). BadgeScore widget [♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/ripon-museum-trust) Lightweight HTML badge (no iframe) — paste anywhere ♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 89/100 ★★★★★ Copy code ## Frequently asked questions Common questions about Ripon Museum Trust's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status. Is Ripon Museum Trust a good charity? + Ripon Museum Trust scores 89 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Its recent filings do not disclose a charitable-activities spend split 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 Ripon Museum Trust a legitimate charity? + Yes — Ripon Museum Trust is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1141462). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1141462. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Ripon Museum Trust's charity number? + Ripon Museum Trust's charity number is 1141462. 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 Ripon Museum Trust's charity rating? + Ripon Museum Trust scores 89 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 Ripon Museum Trust have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Ripon Museum Trust. 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 Ripon Museum Trust? + Ripon Museum Trust does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are Ripon Museum Trust's overheads? + Ripon Museum Trust's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Ripon Museum Trust'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 Ripon Museum Trust receive? + Ripon Museum Trust reported £819k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Ripon Museum Trust'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 Ripon Museum Trust based? + Ripon Museum Trust is listed at Harrogate · HG4 1LE, focused on heritage. How does CharityCompare score Ripon Museum Trust? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Ripon Museum Trust'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 Ripon Museum Trust'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.