Common questions about The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem a good charity? +
The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem scores 95 out of 100 (5 stars — Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 85% of its spending goes to charitable activities (2-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. 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 Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem as a registered charity (charity number 262033). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=262033&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 Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's charity number? +
The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's charity number is 262033. 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 Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's charity rating? +
The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem scores 95 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars — Exceptional). 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 Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged 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 Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 85% of The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem'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 Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 15% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 16% of expenditure (2024–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.
How much income does The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem receive? +
The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem reported £528k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-11). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem based? +
The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's registered contact address is in Tunbridge Wells (TN26 2BS). It tells the regulator it operates in Israel, Jordan, Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a focus on international aid.
Where does The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's money come from? +
The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem reported £528k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £399k (76%), charitable activities £126k (24%), investments £3,169 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £2,500.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem? +
The register records The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 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 Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's trustees paid? +
The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem registered as a charity? +
The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem was entered on the register on 27 January 1971.
How does CharityCompare score The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem'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 Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem'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.