--- title: "Soi Dog UK CIO — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Soi Dog UK CIO a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 68/100. Accounts 2025: income £2.3m · 78% on charitable activities. Reg 1176305." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/soi-dog-uk-cio retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:43:21.135Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Soi Dog UK CIO a good charity? Soi Dog UK CIO scores 68/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.3m total income, 78% 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. Bournemouth · UK-wide · BH16 6FA | Reg [1176305](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/soi-dog-uk-cio) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.soidog.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1176305) Donate ## How can you give to SOI DOG UK CIO? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official SOI DOG UK CIO form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.soidog.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1176305) ## What does Soi Dog UK CIO do? Soi Dog UK CIO is a registered charity (no. 1176305) working in animals across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 78% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 2 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. 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 — Soi Dog UK CIO hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=soi-dog-uk-cio) **In short:** SOI DOG UK CIO scores 68 out of 100 (3 stars). 78% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Soi Dog UK CIO? Soi Dog UK CIO has a Clarity Score of 68 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1176305. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Animals. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.3m, with 78% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 2 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 68/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 78% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 90/100 Finance beacon Income £2.3m Latest year 2025 Reserves 2 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £4.4 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 22% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does SOI DOG UK CIO compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers SOI DOG UK CIO scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)21stpercentile **Scores higher than 21% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 68/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Animals charities21stpercentile **Scores higher than 21% of 370 charities in this cause** · 68/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Soi Dog UK CIO'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 Soi Dog UK CIO'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. 90/100 | 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% | 7 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 60% | 6/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 47/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 67% | 2 months · 10/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 40% | 4/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 0% | 59% · 0/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 65/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 70% | 78% · 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). | 60% | 23p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 30 volunteers · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Soi Dog UK CIO's Clarity Score? 68/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 90/100 Accountability & Transparency 47/100 Financial Health 65/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 90/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies6/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 47/100 Reserves (months of cash)2 months · 10/15 pts Income stability / growth4/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets59% · 0/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 65/100 Program expense ratio78% · 7/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency23p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio30 volunteers · 5/10 pts ## How much does Soi Dog UK CIO raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £2.3m | — | | Total expenditure | £2.8m | — | | Charitable activities | £2.3m | 81% | | Fundraising | £539k | 19% | 81%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £2.8m spent - Charitable activities81% · £2.3m - Fundraising19% · £539k - Other spending0% · £9k ## What trust indicators does Soi Dog UK CIO 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) 7 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 1176305 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/1176305) ### Trustees & officers - John Dalley since 2018 - Guy Dermot Wrench since 2019 - Jacqueline Patricia Lankford since 2020 - Kirsten Woodsford since 2020 - Carol Wilcox Chair · since 2020 - Rachel Louise Ayres since 2020 - Kendall Louise Uggla since 2021 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 Soi Dog UK CIO'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 Soi Dog UK CIO? Overall score 68/100 (3★) Income £2.3m Cause spend 78% of expenditure Reg number 1176305 Scope UK-wide Reserves 2 months Trustees 7 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does SOI DOG UK CIO 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 Soi Dog UK CIO a legitimate charity? + Yes — Soi Dog UK CIO is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1176305). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1176305. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Soi Dog UK CIO's charity number? + Soi Dog UK CIO's charity number is 1176305. 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 Soi Dog UK CIO's charity rating? + Soi Dog UK CIO scores 68 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 Soi Dog UK CIO have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Soi Dog UK CIO. 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 Soi Dog UK CIO? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 78% of Soi Dog UK CIO'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 Soi Dog UK CIO's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 22% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 22% of total expenditure at Soi Dog UK CIO. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Soi Dog UK CIO'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 Soi Dog UK CIO receive? + Soi Dog UK CIO reported £2.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Soi Dog UK CIO'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 Soi Dog UK CIO based? + Soi Dog UK CIO is listed at Bournemouth · UK-wide · BH16 6FA and operates UK-wide, focused on animals. How does CharityCompare score Soi Dog UK CIO? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Soi Dog UK CIO'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 Soi Dog UK CIO'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.