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The Copped Hall Trust

52 /100

Clarity score

Poor

Charity accounts, evidence & financial rating

52/100 Clarity Score · 2 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2024

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Is The Copped Hall Trust a good charity?

The Copped Hall Trust scores 52/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£314k total income, 97% cause spend, latest year). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£314k

Accounts 2024-12-31

Spending

£462k

Accounts 2024-12-31

Charitable activities

97%

latest year · share of spending

Accounts filing

Late

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What does The Copped Hall Trust do?

Restoring an eighteenth century building and gardens to provide facilities/open space/education

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does The Copped Hall Trust raise and spend?

Accounts period 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings

The Copped Hall Trust revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £314k —
Total expenditure £462k —
Charitable activities Not disclosed —

What changed in The Copped Hall Trust’s latest accounts?

Reported totals for 2024 compared with 2023. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.

Income change
−25.8%
£424k → £314k
Spending change
−2.8%
£476k → £462k
Charitable activities share
Not disclosed
Both years need a disclosed spending split.

These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £462k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split.

From the annual return

What does The Copped Hall Trust pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers The Copped Hall Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Copped Hall Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Copped Hall Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03428819 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Essex

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have The Copped Hall Trust's finances changed over five years?

Income fell 58% from £740k in 2020 to £314k in 2024; spending was £462k in 2024.

£0 £200k £400k £600k £800k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £740k Spending 2020: £192k Cause spend 2020: £186k Income 2021: £609k Spending 2021: £277k Cause spend 2021: £268k Income 2022: £654k Spending 2022: £366k Cause spend 2022: £355k Income 2023: £424k Spending 2023: £476k Income 2024: £314k Spending 2024: £462k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend
The Copped Hall Trust income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2024 £314k £462k Not disclosed
2023 £424k £476k Not disclosed
2022 £654k £366k £355k
2021 £609k £277k £268k
2020 £740k £192k £186k

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

Financial context

How do its finances compare with similar charities?

Compare The Copped Hall Trust with 23 other environment charities in our detailed dataset: the same regulator, £100k–£500k income band and accounts ending in 2024. Each period covers 50–54 weeks. These are reference points, not targets or a ranking of impact.

Swipe across the table to see the peer median and coverage.

Latest annual figures, accounts ending 2024-12-31. Peer medians exclude this charity; the median is the middle value.
MeasureThis charityPeer medianPeer coverage
Annual income £314k £316k 23 of 23
Annual spending £462k £251k 23 of 23
Charitable activities share Not available Too few disclosures 0 of 23

The annual spending share can differ from the multi-year average shown elsewhere. Missing disclosures are excluded, never counted as zero. We show a median only with at least ten peer disclosures. Different year-end months, restricted funding and delivery models can still limit comparisons.

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How does The Copped Hall Trust compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below The Copped Hall Trust, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Same cause, income band and accounts year (2024) 50thpercentile

Scores at or above 50% of 24 charities with the same primary cause, income band and latest accounts year · 52/100 vs 53 peer average.

Income band (£100k–£500k) 50thpercentile

Scores at or above 50% of 1,002 charities in its income band · 52/100 vs 52 peer average.

Environment charities 14thpercentile

Scores at or above 14% of 458 charities in this cause · 52/100 vs 72 peer average.

How does The Copped Hall Trust compare, and where else can you look?

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Where The Copped Hall Trust sits

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

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Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about The Copped Hall Trust

In 2024, reported income was £314,348 and expenditure was £462,366. Expenditure exceeded income by £148,018. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

More financial context

Income fell 25.8% compared with 2023. Read the accounts notes for restricted grants, legacies and one-off receipts before treating the movement as a trend.

A separate charitable-activities spending figure is not available for this year in our dataset. We cannot calculate an annual programme-spending share from these fields.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

Find the right support

Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

How it works: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

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Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £0 (2022-12-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

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What is The Copped Hall 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.

68/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for The Copped Hall Trust
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

 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% 8 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.

0/100

Financial Health metrics for The Copped Hall Trust
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

 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.

 0% 0/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

 0% Not stated · 0/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

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

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for The Copped Hall Trust
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

 100% 97% · 10/10 pts (Latest year)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

 100% 2p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year, disclosed years)

Community Support

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

50/100

Community Support metrics for The Copped Hall Trust
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

 50% 173 volunteers · 5/10 pts

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What trust indicators does The Copped Hall Trust 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)

    8 trustees on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

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Official register

Reg 1065569

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Alan Michael Cox Riba Chair
  • Philip James McKinder since 2018
  • Geoffrey Richard Speller since 2019
  • Louise Robertson since 2020
  • Michael Smith since 2023
  • Jane Taylor since 2024
  • John Dawson since 2024
  • Nicholas Charles Munday since 2025

How reliable is The Copped Hall Trust's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Data refreshed

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Check the current register entry · Report a data correction

Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 3942352. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

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  1. 1. Match the name and charity number

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  2. 2. Read the accounts in context

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  3. 3. Look for evidence of results

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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.

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about The Copped Hall Trust's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is The Copped Hall Trust a good charity? +

The Copped Hall Trust scores 52 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 97% of its spending goes to charitable activities (latest year) 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 The Copped Hall Trust a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists The Copped Hall Trust as a registered charity (charity number 1065569). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1065569&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is The Copped Hall Trust's charity number? +

The Copped Hall Trust's charity number is 1065569. 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 Copped Hall Trust's charity rating? +

The Copped Hall Trust scores 52 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) 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 Copped Hall Trust have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Copped Hall Trust. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (one red flag on this profile: late accounts filing). 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 Copped Hall Trust? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 97% of The Copped Hall Trust'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 The Copped Hall Trust's overheads? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 3% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 3% of expenditure (2022); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at The Copped Hall Trust. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.

How much income does The Copped Hall Trust receive? +

The Copped Hall Trust reported £314k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining.

Are The Copped Hall Trust's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: late (last filing 2025-10-31). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is The Copped Hall Trust based? +

The Copped Hall Trust's registered contact address is in Chelmsford (CM16 5HS). It tells the regulator it operates in Essex, with a focus on environment.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Copped Hall Trust? +

The register records The Copped Hall Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.

Are The Copped Hall Trust's trustees paid? +

The Copped Hall Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

When was The Copped Hall Trust registered as a charity? +

The Copped Hall Trust was entered on the register on 6 November 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03428819).

How does CharityCompare score The Copped Hall Trust? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Copped Hall 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 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Copped Hall Trust'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.