--- title: "The Shipwrights Charitable Fund rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is The Shipwrights Charitable Fund a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 82/100. Accounts 2025: income £851k · 100% on charitable activities. Reg 262043." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-shipwrights-charitable-fund retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:35:52.154Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Shipwrights Charitable Fund a good charity? The Shipwrights Charitable Fund scores 82/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£851k 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 · EC2Y 8AA | Reg [262043](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-shipwrights-charitable-fund) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.shipwrights.co.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/262043) Donate ## How can you give to THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.shipwrights.co.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=262043) ## What does The Shipwrights Charitable Fund do? The Shipwrights Charitable Fund is a registered charity (no. 262043) working in armed forces across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 143 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈16% a year). 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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-shipwrights-charitable-fund) **In short:** THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND scores 82 out of 100 (4 stars). 100% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is The Shipwrights Charitable Fund? The Shipwrights Charitable Fund has a Clarity Score of 82 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 262043. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Armed forces. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £851k, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 143 months of operating costs. 1 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 82/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 100% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £851k Latest year 2025 Reserves 143 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £467.5 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 6% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)55thpercentile **Scores higher than 55% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 82/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Armed forces charities68thpercentile **Scores higher than 68% of 84 charities in this cause** · 82/100 vs 74 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Shipwrights Charitable Fund's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund'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% | 10 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% | 143 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% | 1% · 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. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 125 volunteers / 4 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Shipwrights Charitable Fund's Clarity Score? 82/100 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 100/100 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 oversight10 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)143 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets1% · 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. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio125 volunteers / 4 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does The Shipwrights Charitable Fund raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £851k | — | | Total expenditure | £865k | — | | Charitable activities | £862k | 100% | | Fundraising | £4k | 0% | | Governance & admin | £149k | 17% | 100%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £865k spent - Charitable activities100% · £862k - Fundraising0% · £4k - Governance17% · £149k ## What trust indicators does The Shipwrights Charitable Fund 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) 10 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 4 employees · 125 volunteers (31:1 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 262043 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/262043) ### Trustees & officers - The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights - RICHARD HOBART JOHN DE COURCY MOORE FCA since 1992 - Nicholas John Ashley Shaw since 2019 - Simon Charles Waldegrave Beale since 2020 - Andreas George Bisbas since 2022 - Sir George Michael Zambellas GCB DSC DL Chair · since 2022 - Nicholas John Marshall since 2023 - Catherine Mary Mulvihill since 2024 - JEREMY JOHN HARLEY PENN since 2025 - Guy McGregor Campbell 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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund'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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund? Overall score 82/100 (4★) Income £851k Cause spend 100% of expenditure Reg number 262043 Scope UK-wide Reserves 143 months Trustees 10 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND compare, and where else can you look? [Compare THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=the-shipwrights-charitable-fund) [More armed forces charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/armed-forces) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [armed forces charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/armed-forces) - [environment charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/environment) - [sport charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/sport) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [Charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/london) - [armed forces charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/armed-forces/london) ### Similar armed forces charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-naval-sailing-association) 99/100 · £782k - [THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - CORPORATE BODY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-air-forces-association-corporate-body) 98/100 · £22m - [ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/army-flying-museum-limited) 96/100 · £1.3m - [CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/care-of-police-survivors) 93/100 · £661k ## How can you share The Shipwrights Charitable Fund's rating? 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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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Shipwrights Charitable Fund is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 262043). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/262043. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Shipwrights Charitable Fund's charity number? + The Shipwrights Charitable Fund's charity number is 262043. 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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund's charity rating? + The Shipwrights Charitable Fund scores 82 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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Shipwrights Charitable Fund. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 100% of The Shipwrights Charitable Fund'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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 6% of total expenditure at The Shipwrights Charitable Fund. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Shipwrights Charitable Fund'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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund receive? + The Shipwrights Charitable Fund reported £851k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are The Shipwrights Charitable Fund'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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund based? + The Shipwrights Charitable Fund is listed at London · UK-wide · EC2Y 8AA and operates UK-wide, focused on armed forces. How does CharityCompare score The Shipwrights Charitable Fund? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Shipwrights Charitable Fund'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 Shipwrights Charitable Fund'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.