Welcome to CharityCompare. This guide walks you through our approach in plain English.
Step 1 — Pick a cause and place
Start at /browse — choose a cause (animals, cancer, homelessness…) and a city. We show curated charities with income over £100,000 from official filings.
Step 2 — Read the three pillars
Each charity gets 1–5 stars on:
- Cause spend — how much goes to the mission
- Financial health — income trend and reserves
- Openness — timely filings and transparency
Step 3 — Check red flags
We show factual red-flag cards with links to the Charity Commission — late accounts, sharp income drops, or high fundraising ratios.
Step 4 — Compare side-by-side
Use /compare/tool to put up to four charities next to each other. We do not rank “best charity to donate to” — you decide.
Step 5 — Give if you are comfortable
We never say “donate here.” If scores, scope and cause fit your values, give directly via the charity’s official site.