--- title: "The Whitaker Organisation charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is The Whitaker Organisation a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 60/100. Accounts 2025: income £470k · 74% on charitable activities. Reg 1202807." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-whitaker-organisation retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:11:10.352Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Whitaker Organisation a good charity? The Whitaker Organisation scores 60/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£470k total income, 74% 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. Blackburn · BB4 6RE | Reg [1202807](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-whitaker-organisation) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.thewhitaker.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1202807) Donate ## How can you give to THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.thewhitaker.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1202807) ## What does The Whitaker Organisation do? The Whitaker Organisation is a registered charity (no. 1202807) working in arts & culture in Blackburn · BB4 6RE. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 74% of spending to charitable activities, and files its annual accounts on time. 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 Whitaker Organisation hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-whitaker-organisation) **In short:** THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION scores 60 out of 100 (3 stars). 74% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Whitaker Organisation? The Whitaker Organisation has a Clarity Score of 60 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1202807. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Arts & culture. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £470k, with 74% 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 60/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 74% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £470k Latest year 2025 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £6.7 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 14% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION scores higher than. Income band (£100k–£500k)26thpercentile **Scores higher than 26% of 972 charities in its income band** · 60/100 vs 70 peer average (marker). Arts & culture charities12thpercentile **Scores higher than 12% of 624 charities in this cause** · 60/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Whitaker Organisation'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 Whitaker Organisation'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. 100/100 | 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% | 6 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 0/100 | 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. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 2-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 0% | 173% · 0/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 60% | 74% · 6/10 pts (2-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 90% | 13p per £1 income · 9/10 pts (2-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 20 volunteers / 21 staff · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Whitaker Organisation's Clarity Score? 60/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 0/100 Financial Health 75/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 0/100 Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 2-year average Liabilities to assets173% · 0/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 75/100 Program expense ratio74% · 6/10 pts (2-year average) Fundraising efficiency13p per £1 income · 9/10 pts (2-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio20 volunteers / 21 staff · 5/10 pts ## How much does The Whitaker Organisation raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £470k | — | | Total expenditure | £371k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £371k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does The Whitaker Organisation 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) 6 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 21 employees · 20 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 1202807 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/1202807) ### Trustees & officers - IAIN MARTIN TAYLOR Chair · since 2023 - Gary Spelman since 2023 - Clarisse de Guia Erana since 2023 - Caroline Grime since 2023 - Brendan Flanagan since 2025 - Sally Fort since 2026 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 Whitaker Organisation'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 Whitaker Organisation? Overall score 60/100 (3★) Income £470k Cause spend 74% of expenditure Reg number 1202807 Scope Local (blackburn) Reserves — Trustees 6 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION compare, and where else can you look? [Compare THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=the-whitaker-organisation) [More arts & culture charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/arts) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [arts charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/arts) - [Charities in Blackburn](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/blackburn) ### Similar arts & culture charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [HACKNEY QUEST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hackney-quest) 100/100 · £827k - [COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/common-wealth-theatre-limited) 100/100 · £760k - [PALLANT HOUSE GALLERY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/pallant-house-gallery) 99/100 · £3.0m - [CREATE (ARTS) LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/create-arts-limited) 99/100 · £1.6m ## How can you share The Whitaker Organisation'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 Whitaker Organisation a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Whitaker Organisation is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1202807). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1202807. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Whitaker Organisation's charity number? + The Whitaker Organisation's charity number is 1202807. 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 Whitaker Organisation's charity rating? + The Whitaker Organisation scores 60 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 Whitaker Organisation have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Whitaker Organisation. 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 Whitaker Organisation? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 74% of The Whitaker Organisation'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 Whitaker Organisation's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 26% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 14% of total expenditure at The Whitaker Organisation. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Whitaker Organisation'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 Whitaker Organisation receive? + The Whitaker Organisation reported £470k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: limited history. Are The Whitaker Organisation'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 Whitaker Organisation based? + The Whitaker Organisation is listed at Blackburn · BB4 6RE, focused on arts & culture. How does CharityCompare score The Whitaker Organisation? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Whitaker Organisation'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 Whitaker Organisation'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.