--- title: "Waypoint — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Waypoint a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 81/100. Accounts 2024: income £689k · 83% on charitable activities. Reg 1168433." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/waypoint retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:11:03.420Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Waypoint a good charity? Waypoint scores 81/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£689k total income, 83% 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. Portsmouth · PO14 4PG | Reg [1168433](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/waypoint) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.waypointchurch.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1168433) Donate ## How can you give to Waypoint? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official Waypoint form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.waypointchurch.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1168433) ## What does Waypoint do? Waypoint is a registered charity (no. 1168433) working in poverty relief in Portsmouth · PO14 4PG. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 83% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 88 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. 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 — Waypoint hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=waypoint) **In short:** Waypoint scores 81 out of 100 (4 stars). 83% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Waypoint? Waypoint has a Clarity Score of 81 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1168433. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £689k, with 83% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 88 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 81/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 83% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £689k Latest year 2024 Reserves 88 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · 0% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does Waypoint compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Waypoint scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)52ndpercentile **Scores higher than 52% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 81/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities54thpercentile **Scores higher than 54% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 81/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Waypoint'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 Waypoint'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% | 8 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. 43/100 | 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% | 88 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. | 60% | 22% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 90/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 80% | 83% · 8/10 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% | 180 volunteers / 4 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Waypoint's Clarity Score? 81/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 43/100 Financial Health 90/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 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 oversight8 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 43/100 Reserves (months of cash)88 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets22% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 90/100 Program expense ratio83% · 8/10 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 ratio180 volunteers / 4 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Waypoint raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £689k | — | | Total expenditure | £630k | — | | Charitable activities | £507k | 80% | 80%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £630k spent - Charitable activities80% · £507k - Other spending20% · £124k ## What trust indicators does Waypoint 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) 8 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 4 employees · 180 volunteers (45:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member 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 1168433 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/1168433) ### Trustees & officers - JAMES IAIN PRIVETT since 2008 - PAUL SYDNEY WARNER since 2017 - Sarah Mirzaians since 2023 - Adam Roseblade since 2023 - Peter John Wilkinson since 2024 - Jonathan Stephen Brown since 2024 - Charles Paul Murray Douglas since 2024 - Nena Nweke Nwabueze 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 Waypoint'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 Waypoint? Overall score 81/100 (4★) Income £689k Cause spend 83% of expenditure Reg number 1168433 Scope Local (portsmouth) Reserves 88 months Trustees 8 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does Waypoint compare, and where else can you look? [Compare Waypoint with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=waypoint) [More poverty relief charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where Waypoint sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [poverty charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) - [religion charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/religion) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [elderly charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/elderly) - [Charities in Portsmouth](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/portsmouth) - [poverty charities in Portsmouth](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty/portsmouth) ### Similar poverty relief charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [AMOS TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/amos-trust) 100/100 · £2.6m - [SUFRA - NW LONDON](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sufra-nw-london) 100/100 · £1.7m - [WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wilderness-foundation-uk) 100/100 · £1.6m - [BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-city-mission) 100/100 · £1.4m ## How can you share Waypoint's rating? 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Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1168433. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Waypoint's charity number? + Waypoint's charity number is 1168433. 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 Waypoint's charity rating? + Waypoint scores 81 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 Waypoint have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Waypoint. 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 Waypoint? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 83% of Waypoint'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 Waypoint's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 0% of total expenditure at Waypoint. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Waypoint'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 Waypoint receive? + Waypoint reported £689k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Waypoint'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 Waypoint based? + Waypoint is listed at Portsmouth · PO14 4PG, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score Waypoint? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Waypoint'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 Waypoint'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.