--- title: "The Wilkes Alms Charity rating & legitimacy | CharityCompare" description: "Is The Wilkes Alms Charity a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 57/100. Accounts 2024: income £3.4m · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 1200027." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wilkes-alms-charity retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:45:21.812Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Wilkes Alms Charity a good charity? The Wilkes Alms Charity scores 57/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£3.4m total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Cambridge · CB6 2SN | Reg [1200027](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wilkes-alms-charity) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://wilkes-alms.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1200027) Donate ## How can you give to THE WILKES ALMS CHARITY? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE WILKES ALMS CHARITY form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://wilkes-alms.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1200027) ## What does The Wilkes Alms Charity do? The Wilkes Alms Charity is a registered charity (no. 1200027) working in poverty relief in Cambridge · CB6 2SN. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 756 months of reserves, 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 Wilkes Alms Charity hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-wilkes-alms-charity) **In short:** THE WILKES ALMS CHARITY scores 57 out of 100 (2 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Wilkes Alms Charity? The Wilkes Alms Charity has a Clarity Score of 57 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1200027. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £3.4m, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 756 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 57/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £3.4m Latest year 2024 Reserves 756 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE WILKES ALMS CHARITY compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE WILKES ALMS CHARITY scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)7thpercentile **Scores higher than 7% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 57/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities8thpercentile **Scores higher than 8% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 57/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Wilkes Alms Charity's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 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 Wilkes Alms Charity'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% | 6 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. 17/100 | 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% | 756 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. | 0% | 0/10 pts · Latest year | | 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. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | 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 (Latest year) | ### 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% | 5 volunteers · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Wilkes Alms Charity's Clarity Score? 57/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 17/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 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 oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 17/100 Reserves (months of cash)756 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · Latest year Liabilities to assets0% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio5 volunteers · 5/10 pts ## How much does The Wilkes Alms Charity raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £3.4m | — | | Total expenditure | £7k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £7k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does The Wilkes Alms Charity 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 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 1200027 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/1200027) ### Trustees & officers - Wendy Geraldine Gibbons since 2022 - John Edward Sykes since 2022 - Benjamin George Jowitt since 2024 - Rev David John MacGeoch since 2024 - Mark Saccoccio since 2025 - Ruth Hall 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 Wilkes Alms Charity'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 Wilkes Alms Charity? Overall score 57/100 (2★) Income £3.4m Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 1200027 Scope Local (cambridge) Reserves 756 months Trustees 6 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does THE WILKES ALMS CHARITY compare, and where else can you look? 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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 Wilkes Alms Charity a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Wilkes Alms Charity is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1200027). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1200027. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Wilkes Alms Charity's charity number? + The Wilkes Alms Charity's charity number is 1200027. 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 Wilkes Alms Charity's charity rating? + The Wilkes Alms Charity scores 57 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). 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 Wilkes Alms Charity have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Wilkes Alms Charity. 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 Wilkes Alms Charity? + The Wilkes Alms Charity does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are The Wilkes Alms Charity's overheads? + The Wilkes Alms Charity's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Wilkes Alms Charity'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 Wilkes Alms Charity receive? + The Wilkes Alms Charity reported £3.4m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: limited history. Are The Wilkes Alms Charity'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 Wilkes Alms Charity based? + The Wilkes Alms Charity is listed at Cambridge · CB6 2SN, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score The Wilkes Alms Charity? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Wilkes Alms Charity'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 Wilkes Alms Charity'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.