--- title: "The Cart Shed Charity rating & legitimacy | CharityCompare" description: "Is The Cart Shed Charity a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 91/100. Accounts 2024: income £628k · 100% on charitable activities. Reg 1167802." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-cart-shed-charity retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:14:42.537Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Cart Shed Charity a good charity? The Cart Shed Charity scores 91/100 (5 stars, Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£628k total income, 100% 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. Hereford · HR4 8QN | Reg [1167802](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-cart-shed-charity) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.thecartshed.co.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1167802) Donate ## How can you give to THE CART SHED CHARITY? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE CART SHED CHARITY form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.thecartshed.co.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1167802) ## What does The Cart Shed Charity do? The Cart Shed Charity is a registered charity (no. 1167802) working in armed forces in Hereford · HR4 8QN. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 16 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈18% 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 — The Cart Shed Charity hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-cart-shed-charity) **In short:** THE CART SHED CHARITY scores 91 out of 100 (5 stars). 100% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is The Cart Shed Charity? The Cart Shed Charity has a Clarity Score of 91 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars, Exceptional). Charity Commission registration number 1167802. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Armed forces. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £628k, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 16 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 91/100 5★ · Exceptional Cause spend 100% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £628k Latest year 2024 Reserves 16 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £422.4 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 8% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does THE CART SHED CHARITY compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE CART SHED CHARITY scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)80thpercentile **Scores higher than 80% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 91/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Armed forces charities93rdpercentile **Scores higher than 93% of 84 charities in this cause** · 91/100 vs 74 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Cart Shed Charity'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 The Cart Shed Charity'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% | 9 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. 70/100 | 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% | 16 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. | 20% | 2/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 6% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 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% | 68 volunteers / 34 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Cart Shed Charity's Clarity Score? 91/100 total · Exceptional · 5 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 70/100 Financial Health 100/100 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 oversight9 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 70/100 Reserves (months of cash)16 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth2/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets6% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) 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 ratio68 volunteers / 34 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does The Cart Shed Charity raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £628k | — | | Total expenditure | £505k | — | | Charitable activities | £500k | 99% | | Fundraising | £4k | 1% | 99%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £505k spent - Charitable activities99% · £500k - Fundraising1% · £4k ## What trust indicators does The Cart Shed Charity 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 - ✓ Workforce on register 34 employees · 68 volunteers (2:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member 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 1167802 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/1167802) ### Trustees & officers - Allan James Davies since 2016 - Patrick Wrixon since 2016 - Dr Carol Goldsmith since 2022 - Rachel Marion Penney since 2022 - Alexander Patrick Wrixon since 2022 - Nicolas Hugh Snell since 2024 - DAVID HUNT Chair · since 2020 - Joanna Mary Newton since 2026 - Anna Catherine Roby-Welford 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 The Cart Shed Charity'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 The Cart Shed Charity? Overall score 91/100 (5★) Income £628k Cause spend 100% of expenditure Reg number 1167802 Scope Local (hereford) Reserves 16 months Trustees 9 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does THE CART SHED CHARITY compare, and where else can you look? [Compare THE CART SHED CHARITY with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=the-cart-shed-charity) [More armed forces charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/armed-forces) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where THE CART SHED CHARITY sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [armed forces charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/armed-forces) - [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) - [environment charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/environment) - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [Charities in Hereford](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/hereford) ### Similar armed forces charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-naval-sailing-association) 99/100 · £782k - [THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - CORPORATE BODY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-air-forces-association-corporate-body) 98/100 · £22m - [ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/army-flying-museum-limited) 96/100 · £1.3m - [CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/care-of-police-survivors) 93/100 · £661k ## How can you share The Cart Shed Charity'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 The Cart Shed Charity a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Cart Shed Charity is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1167802). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1167802. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Cart Shed Charity's charity number? + The Cart Shed Charity's charity number is 1167802. 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 The Cart Shed Charity's charity rating? + The Cart Shed Charity scores 91 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars — Exceptional). 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 The Cart Shed Charity have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Cart Shed Charity. 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 The Cart Shed Charity? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 100% of The Cart Shed Charity's total spending went to charitable activities (2-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 The Cart Shed Charity's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 1% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 8% of total expenditure at The Cart Shed Charity. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Cart Shed Charity'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 The Cart Shed Charity receive? + The Cart Shed Charity reported £628k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are The Cart Shed Charity'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 The Cart Shed Charity based? + The Cart Shed Charity is listed at Hereford · HR4 8QN, focused on armed forces. How does CharityCompare score The Cart Shed Charity? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Cart Shed Charity'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 The Cart Shed Charity'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.