--- title: "The Oratory of St Philip Neri At B… rating | CharityCompare" description: "The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham scores 75/100 (Good). Latest accounts 2024: income £705k · 100% on charitable activities. Reg 239857." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-oratory-of-st-philip-neri-at-birmingham retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:52:42.832Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham a good charity? The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham scores 75/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£705k 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. Birmingham · UK-wide · B16 8UE | Reg [239857](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-oratory-of-st-philip-neri-at-birmingham) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.birminghamoratory.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/239857) Donate ## How can you give to THE ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI AT BIRMINGHAM? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI AT BIRMINGHAM form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.birminghamoratory.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=239857) ## What does The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham do? The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham is a registered charity (no. 239857) working in international aid across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, and files its annual accounts on time. 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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-oratory-of-st-philip-neri-at-birmingham) **In short:** THE ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI AT BIRMINGHAM scores 75 out of 100 (4 stars). 100% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham? The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham has a Clarity Score of 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 239857. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: International aid. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £705k, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. 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 75/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 100% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £705k Latest year 2024 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does THE ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI AT BIRMINGHAM compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI AT BIRMINGHAM scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)36thpercentile **Scores higher than 36% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 75/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). International aid charities49thpercentile **Scores higher than 49% of 618 charities in this cause** · 75/100 vs 75 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham'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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham'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. 93/100 | 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% | 3 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% | 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. | 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. 30/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 30% | 3 volunteers / 6 staff · 3/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham's Clarity Score? 75/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 50/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 30/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight3 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)Not stated · 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. 30/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio3 volunteers / 6 staff · 3/10 pts ## How much does The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £705k | — | | Total expenditure | £795k | — | | Charitable activities | £795k | 100% | | Governance & admin | £9k | 1% | 100%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £795k spent - Charitable activities100% · £795k - Governance1% · £9k ## What trust indicators does The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham 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) 3 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 6 employees · 3 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff) 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 239857 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/239857) ### Trustees & officers - THE VERY REVEREND IGNATIUS HARRISON since 2011 - Rev ANTON JOZEF GUZIEL since 2013 - Rev Huw Llewelyn Edwards since 2021 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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham'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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham? Overall score 75/100 (4★) Income £705k Cause spend 100% of expenditure Reg number 239857 Scope UK-wide Reserves — Trustees 3 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does THE ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI AT BIRMINGHAM compare, and where else can you look? 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Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities 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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 239857). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/239857. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham's charity number? + The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham's charity number is 239857. 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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham's charity rating? + The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham scores 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). 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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham. 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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 100% of The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham'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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham'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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham receive? + The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham reported £705k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured. Are The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham'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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham based? + The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham is listed at Birmingham · UK-wide · B16 8UE and operates UK-wide, focused on international aid. How does CharityCompare score The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham'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 Oratory of St Philip Neri At Birmingham'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.