Common questions about West Heath 2000's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is West Heath 2000 a good charity? +
West Heath 2000 scores 78 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities (2-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. 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 West Heath 2000 a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists West Heath 2000 as a registered charity (charity number 1069677). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1069677&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is West Heath 2000's charity number? +
West Heath 2000's charity number is 1069677. 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 West Heath 2000's charity rating? +
West Heath 2000 scores 78 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) 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 West Heath 2000 have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for West Heath 2000. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged 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 West Heath 2000? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 100% of West Heath 2000's total spending went to charitable activities (2-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 West Heath 2000's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 0% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at West Heath 2000. West Heath 2000's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 13 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does West Heath 2000 receive? +
West Heath 2000 reported £11m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.
Are West Heath 2000's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-05-27). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is West Heath 2000 based? +
West Heath 2000's registered contact address is in Tunbridge Wells (TN13 1SR). It tells the regulator it operates in England and Wales, with a focus on education.
How much is West Heath 2000's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. West Heath 2000's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 13 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does West Heath 2000's money come from? +
West Heath 2000 reported £11m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £11m (92%), donations and legacies £483k (4%), investments £216k (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to West Heath 2000? +
The register records West Heath 2000 as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are West Heath 2000's trustees paid? +
West Heath 2000's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was West Heath 2000 previously called? +
The register lists these previous names for West Heath 2000: The New School At West Heath; West Heath 2000 Limited.
When was West Heath 2000 registered as a charity? +
West Heath 2000 was entered on the register on 21 May 1998. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03571239).
How does CharityCompare score West Heath 2000? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in West Heath 2000'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 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and West Heath 2000'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.