--- title: "The Jephcott Charitable Trust rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is The Jephcott Charitable Trust a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 56/100. Accounts 2025: income £2.7m · 65% on charitable activities. Reg 240915." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-jephcott-charitable-trust retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:10:53.765Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Jephcott Charitable Trust a good charity? The Jephcott Charitable Trust scores 56/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.7m total income, 65% 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. Torquay · UK-wide · TQ7 2LN | Reg [240915](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-jephcott-charitable-trust) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.jephcottcharitabletrust.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/240915) Donate ## How can you give to THE JEPHCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE JEPHCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.jephcottcharitabletrust.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=240915) ## What does The Jephcott Charitable Trust do? The Jephcott Charitable Trust is a registered charity (no. 240915) working in environment across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 65% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 709 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income changed sharply in 2025 (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 Jephcott Charitable Trust hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-jephcott-charitable-trust) **In short:** THE JEPHCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST scores 56 out of 100 (2 stars). 65% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Jephcott Charitable Trust? The Jephcott Charitable Trust has a Clarity Score of 56 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 240915. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Environment. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.7m, with 65% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 709 months of operating costs. 2 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 56/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 65% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 68/100 Finance beacon Income £2.7m Latest year 2025 Reserves 709 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £43.8 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 8% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE JEPHCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE JEPHCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)6thpercentile **Scores higher than 6% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 56/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Environment charities8thpercentile **Scores higher than 8% of 460 charities in this cause** · 56/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Jephcott Charitable Trust's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 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 Jephcott Charitable 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 | 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% | 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. 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% | 709 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. 70/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 40% | 65% · 4/10 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% | 1p 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 Jephcott Charitable Trust's Clarity Score? 56/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 68/100 Accountability & Transparency 50/100 Financial Health 70/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 68/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight8 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 Reserves (months of cash)709 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. 70/100 Program expense ratio65% · 4/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency1p 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 Jephcott Charitable Trust raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £2.7m | — | | Total expenditure | £254k | — | | Charitable activities | £166k | 65% | | Fundraising | £65k | 25% | 65%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £254k spent - Charitable activities65% · £166k - Fundraising25% · £65k - Other spending9% · £24k ## What trust indicators does The Jephcott Charitable 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 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 240915 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/240915) ### Trustees & officers - MARK LANWER JEPHCOTT Chair - KEITH CHARLES WILLIAM MORGAN CBE - James Lanwer John Parker since 2013 - Christopher Welbourne Hazeldine Parker since 2017 - Stephen Lamdin since 2018 - Corneilia Jannette van Drimmelen since 2022 - Dr Joanna Elizabeth Withers since 2024 - Sarah Kate Gilchrist Willows 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 Jephcott Charitable Trust'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 Jephcott Charitable Trust? Overall score 56/100 (2★) Income £2.7m Cause spend 65% of expenditure Reg number 240915 Scope UK-wide Reserves 709 months Trustees 8 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does THE JEPHCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST 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 The Jephcott Charitable Trust a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Jephcott Charitable Trust is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 240915). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/240915. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Jephcott Charitable Trust's charity number? + The Jephcott Charitable Trust's charity number is 240915. 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 Jephcott Charitable Trust's charity rating? + The Jephcott Charitable Trust scores 56 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 Jephcott Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Jephcott Charitable Trust. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 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 Jephcott Charitable Trust? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 65% of The Jephcott Charitable 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 Jephcott Charitable Trust's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 25% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 8% of total expenditure at The Jephcott Charitable Trust. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Jephcott Charitable Trust'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 Jephcott Charitable Trust receive? + The Jephcott Charitable Trust reported £2.7m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured. Are The Jephcott Charitable Trust'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 Jephcott Charitable Trust based? + The Jephcott Charitable Trust is listed at Torquay · UK-wide · TQ7 2LN and operates UK-wide, focused on environment. How does CharityCompare score The Jephcott Charitable Trust? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Jephcott Charitable 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 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Jephcott Charitable Trust'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.