--- title: "Science Based Targets Initiative rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Science Based Targets Initiative a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 73/100. Accounts 2024: income £22m · 79% on charitable activities. Reg 1205768." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/science-based-targets-initiative retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:12:07.237Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Science Based Targets Initiative a good charity? Science Based Targets Initiative scores 73/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£22m total income, 79% 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 · WC2A 3LH | Reg [1205768](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/science-based-targets-initiative) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://sciencebasedtargets.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1205768) Donate ## How can you give to SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://sciencebasedtargets.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1205768) ## What does Science Based Targets Initiative do? Science Based Targets Initiative is a registered charity (no. 1205768) working in environment across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 79% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 3 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. 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 — Science Based Targets Initiative hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=science-based-targets-initiative) **In short:** SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE scores 73 out of 100 (3 stars). 79% average program spend (Latest year). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Science Based Targets Initiative? Science Based Targets Initiative has a Clarity Score of 73 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1205768. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Environment. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £22m, with 79% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 3 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 73/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 79% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £22m Latest year 2024 Reserves 3 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £10.6 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 22% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)34thpercentile **Scores higher than 34% of 943 charities in its income band** · 73/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Environment charities41stpercentile **Scores higher than 41% of 460 charities in this cause** · 73/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Science Based Targets Initiative'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 Science Based Targets Initiative'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. 93/100 | 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% | 9 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 63/100 | 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% | 3 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. | 0% | 0/10 pts · Latest year | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 8% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 85/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 70% | 79% · 7/10 pts (Latest year) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 9p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year) | ### 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 Science Based Targets Initiative's Clarity Score? 73/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 63/100 Financial Health 85/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight9 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 63/100 Reserves (months of cash)3 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · Latest year Liabilities to assets8% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 85/100 Program expense ratio79% · 7/10 pts (Latest year) Fundraising efficiency9p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year) ### 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 Science Based Targets Initiative raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £22m | — | | Total expenditure | £9.9m | — | | Charitable activities | £7.8m | 79% | | Fundraising | £2.1m | 21% | | Governance & admin | £85k | 1% | 79%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £9.9m spent - Charitable activities79% · £7.8m - Fundraising21% · £2.1m - Governance1% · £85k ## What trust indicators does Science Based Targets Initiative 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) 9 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 1205768 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/1205768) ### Trustees & officers - Manuel Pulgar-Vidal since 2023 - Aniruddha Dasgupta since 2023 - Maria Mendiluce Villanueva since 2023 - Ivan Duque Marquez since 2023 - FRANCESCO STARACE since 2023 - Stacey Mitchell since 2023 - Arun Kumar Nanda since 2025 - Gonzalo Munoz Abogabir since 2025 - Anna Elizabeth Turrell 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 Science Based Targets Initiative'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 Science Based Targets Initiative? Overall score 73/100 (3★) Income £22m Cause spend 79% of expenditure Reg number 1205768 Scope UK-wide Reserves 3 months Trustees 9 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE compare, and where else can you look? 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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 Science Based Targets Initiative a legitimate charity? + Yes — Science Based Targets Initiative is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1205768). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1205768. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Science Based Targets Initiative's charity number? + Science Based Targets Initiative's charity number is 1205768. 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 Science Based Targets Initiative's charity rating? + Science Based Targets Initiative scores 73 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 Science Based Targets Initiative have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Science Based Targets Initiative. 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 Science Based Targets Initiative? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 79% of Science Based Targets Initiative's total spending went to charitable activities. 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 Science Based Targets Initiative's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 21% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 22% of total expenditure at Science Based Targets Initiative. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Science Based Targets Initiative'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 Science Based Targets Initiative receive? + Science Based Targets Initiative reported £22m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: limited history. Are Science Based Targets Initiative'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 Science Based Targets Initiative based? + Science Based Targets Initiative is listed at London · UK-wide · WC2A 3LH and operates UK-wide, focused on environment. How does CharityCompare score Science Based Targets Initiative? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Science Based Targets Initiative'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 Science Based Targets Initiative'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.