--- title: "The David Hockney Foundation (UK)… rating | CharityCompare" description: "The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited scores 55/100 (Poor). Latest accounts 2024: income £821k · 100% on charitable activities. Reg 1127262." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-david-hockney-foundation-uk-limited retrieved: 2026-08-18T03:21:37.000Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited a good charity? The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited scores 55/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£821k 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. London · UK-wide · EC4A 3BZ | Reg [1127262](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-david-hockney-foundation-uk-limited) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.hockneyfoundation.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1127262) Donate ## How can you give to THE DAVID HOCKNEY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE DAVID HOCKNEY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.hockneyfoundation.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1127262) ## What does The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited do? The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited is a registered charity (no. 1127262) working in arts & culture across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 12512 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income changed sharply in 2021 (likely a merger, transfer or reporting change) — year-on-year trend labels are not meaningful across that step. 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 David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-david-hockney-foundation-uk-limited) **In short:** THE DAVID HOCKNEY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED scores 55 out of 100 (2 stars). 100% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited? The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited has a Clarity Score of 55 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1127262. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Arts & culture. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £821k, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 12512 months of operating costs. 3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. 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 55/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 100% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 50/100 Finance beacon Income £821k Latest year 2024 Reserves 12512 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register Fundraising efficiency not stated · 26% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE DAVID HOCKNEY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE DAVID HOCKNEY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)6thpercentile **Scores higher than 6% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 55/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Arts & culture charities6thpercentile **Scores higher than 6% of 624 charities in this cause** · 55/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited'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 The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited'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. 50/100 | 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. | 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% | 6 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 0% | 0/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 12512 months · 0/15 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. | 100% | 0% · 5/5 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. 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 The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited's Clarity Score? 55/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 50/100 Accountability & Transparency 50/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 50/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies0/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 Reserves (months of cash)12512 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets0% · 5/5 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. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £821k | — | | Total expenditure | £1.1m | — | | Charitable activities | £1.1m | 100% | | Governance & admin | £305k | 27% | 100%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £1.1m spent - Charitable activities100% · £1.1m - Governance27% · £305k ## What trust indicators does The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited 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) 6 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 1127262 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/1127262) ### Trustees & officers - DAVID HOCKNEY - JANINE HILL since 2017 - David Juda since 2019 - Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima since 2023 - Kathryn Shannan Kelly since 2023 - Richard Harry Hockney 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 The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited'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 David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited? Overall score 55/100 (2★) Income £821k Cause spend 100% of expenditure Reg number 1127262 Scope UK-wide Reserves 12512 months Trustees 6 Accounts year 2024 Filing late ## How does THE DAVID HOCKNEY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED compare, and where else can you look? 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Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities 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 David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited a legitimate charity? + Yes — The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1127262). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1127262. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited's charity number? + The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited's charity number is 1127262. 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 David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited's charity rating? + The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited scores 55 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). 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 David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). 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 David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 100% of The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited'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 The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 26% of total expenditure at The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited'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 David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited receive? + The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited reported £821k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured. Are The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited based? + The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited is listed at London · UK-wide · EC4A 3BZ and operates UK-wide, focused on arts & culture. How does CharityCompare score The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited'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 David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited'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.