--- title: "The Society for Distributing Hebre… rating | CharityCompare" description: "The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures scores 62/100 (Needs improvement). Latest accounts 2025: income £634k. Reg 232692." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-society-for-distributing-hebrew-scriptures retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:52:16.524Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures a good charity? The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures scores 62/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£634k 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. Stevenage · UK-wide · SG5 1RT | Reg [232692](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-society-for-distributing-hebrew-scriptures) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.sdhs.co.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/232692) Donate ## How can you give to THE SOCIETY FOR DISTRIBUTING HEBREW SCRIPTURES? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE SOCIETY FOR DISTRIBUTING HEBREW SCRIPTURES form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.sdhs.co.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=232692) ## What does The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures do? The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures is a registered charity (no. 232692) working in religion across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 37 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. 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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-society-for-distributing-hebrew-scriptures) **In short:** THE SOCIETY FOR DISTRIBUTING HEBREW SCRIPTURES scores 62 out of 100 (3 stars). 100% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures? The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures has a Clarity Score of 62 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 232692. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Religion. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £634k, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 37 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 62/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 100% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 53/100 Finance beacon Income £634k Latest year 2025 Reserves 37 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register Fundraising efficiency not stated · 3% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE SOCIETY FOR DISTRIBUTING HEBREW SCRIPTURES compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE SOCIETY FOR DISTRIBUTING HEBREW SCRIPTURES scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)13thpercentile **Scores higher than 13% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 62/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Religion charities14thpercentile **Scores higher than 14% of 519 charities in this cause** · 62/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures'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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures'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. 53/100 | 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. | 0% | 0/15 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. | 60% | 6/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 70/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 47% | 37 months · 7/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 90% | 9/10 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. 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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures's Clarity Score? 62/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 53/100 Accountability & Transparency 70/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 53/100 Filing history (5 years)0/15 pts Trustee oversight8 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies6/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 70/100 Reserves (months of cash)37 months · 7/15 pts Income stability / growth9/10 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. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £634k | — | | Total expenditure | £608k | — | | Charitable activities | £608k | 100% | | Governance & admin | £14k | 2% | 100%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £608k spent - Charitable activities100% · £608k - Governance2% · £14k ## What trust indicators does The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures 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 232692 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/232692) ### Trustees & officers - JOHN HENRY PIKE - DESMOND WIGHTMAN - Abigail Lawrence since 2019 - Gareth Lucas since 2021 - Gabriel Bennett since 2022 - Amudalatu Oloruntoyin Popoola since 2023 - Matthew James Ramsey since 2023 - Timothy John Dawson 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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures'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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures? Overall score 62/100 (3★) Income £634k Cause spend 100% of expenditure Reg number 232692 Scope UK-wide Reserves 37 months Trustees 8 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does THE SOCIETY FOR DISTRIBUTING HEBREW SCRIPTURES compare, and where else can you look? 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Is The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures a good charity? + The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures scores 62 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. 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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 232692). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/232692. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures's charity number? + The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures's charity number is 232692. 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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures's charity rating? + The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures scores 62 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). 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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures. 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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 100% of The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures'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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 3% of total expenditure at The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures'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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures receive? + The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures reported £634k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures'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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures based? + The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures is listed at Stevenage · UK-wide · SG5 1RT and operates UK-wide, focused on religion. How does CharityCompare score The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures'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 Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures'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.