--- title: "Hidden gem charities | CharityCompare" description: "613 smaller UK charities with a Clarity Score of 90 or more — under £1m income, strong filings, and largely unknown outside their area." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems retrieved: 2026-08-18T00:02:49.497Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Hidden gems # Small charities that score big 613 UK charities with under £1m income that still score 90 or more out of 100. Well run on paper, and almost invisible next to the charities that can afford to advertise. 613 Charities qualify 90+ Clarity Score <£1m Annual income £0 Paid for placement Quick answer A hidden gem on CharityCompare is a UK charity with under £1m annual income that scores 90 or more out of 100 on the Clarity Score — meaning its UK regulator filings are complete, punctual and clear. 613 charities currently qualify. Nobody pays to appear here: the list is generated from regulator data, and a high score measures accountability rather than the real-world impact of the charity's work. ## How this list is chosen 1. Small enough to be overlooked Annual income under £1m, so the charity almost certainly has no advertising budget and little national profile. 2. Strong on the filings A Clarity score of 90+ out of 100, built from accounts filed with the Charity Commission, OSCR and CCNI — never from opinion. 3. Nothing bought No charity can pay to be listed or ranked here. Membership changes how a profile looks, never its score or position. [See exactly how the score is computed](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## Written up in detail Longer pieces on individual charities from this list. - [Fighting All Cancers Together — a North East cancer charity that files at 100 A Gateshead cancer-support charity with £554k income and a Clarity Score of 100 — useful when you want a regional alternative to the national cancer brands. Read →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/fighting-all-cancers-together) - [Oxford Food Hub — surplus food, small accounts, Clarity Score 100 An Oxford surplus-food charity with £547k income and a Clarity Score of 100 — a local poverty-relief model whose 2024 accounts are unusually complete for its size. Read →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/oxford-food-hub) - [My Life My Choice — an Oxford disability charity that accounts for itself clearly An Oxford learning-disability charity with £603k income and a Clarity Score of 100 — self-advocacy at a scale national disability brands do not replace. Read →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/my-life-my-choice) - [Learning Partnerships, Leeds — a small education charity that files clearly A Leeds education and community charity with £688k income and a Clarity Score of 95 — local enough to miss, and clearer on paper than many household names. Read →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/learning-partnerships) - [Somerset Sight — a Taunton sight-loss charity that files at 100 A Taunton sight-loss charity with £576k income and a Clarity Score of 100 — a place-based alternative to national blind and partially sighted brands. Read →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/somerset-sight) - [School in a Bag — a specialist education charity with unusually clear accounts A Somerset education charity sending school bags overseas, with £600k income and a Clarity Score of 100 — a specialist model whose 2024 filings are easy to check. Read →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/school-in-a-bag) - [The Ben Kinsella Trust — a London education charity with a 100 Clarity Score A London education charity working on knife crime, with £596k income and a Clarity Score of 100 — a specialist model next to large children’s brands. Read →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/the-ben-kinsella-trust) ## Highest-scoring small charities The top 24 by score, largest first within each score. Every figure comes from published filings — open a profile to see the beacon breakdown and the register entry. [BRISTOL REFUGEE RIGHTS £988k · bristol Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bristol-refugee-rights)[THE TORCH TRUST FOR THE BLIND £987k · leicester Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-torch-trust-for-the-blind)[Emmaus Transformation Trust £984k · guildford Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/emmaus-transformation-trust)[THE WHITE EAGLE LODGE £967k · UK-wide 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-white-eagle-lodge)[ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST £963k · ipswich Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/essex-and-suffolk-rivers-trust)[SWANAGE AND PURBECK DEVELOPMENT TRUST £944k · bournemouth Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/swanage-and-purbeck-development-trust)[CAMBRIDGE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE £916k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cambridge-rape-crisis-centre)[COUNTIES £903k · UK-wide 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/counties)[GREENACRES RESCUE LIMITED £884k · swansea Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/greenacres-rescue-limited)[VOICES IN EXILE £875k · brighton Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/voices-in-exile)[Kent Neuro Therapy Centre Limited £858k · canterbury Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-neuro-therapy-centre-limited)[GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED £851k · swindon Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/greatwood-charity-limited)[HACKNEY QUEST £827k · london Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hackney-quest)[BABY BASICS UK £798k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/baby-basics-uk)[KIDS MATTER £795k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kids-matter)[THE DHARMA TRUST £794k · cambridge Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-dharma-trust)[SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST £791k · swindon Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sayagyi-u-ba-khin-memorial-trust)[CROSSWAY STRATFORD £788k · london Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/crossway-stratford)[COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED £760k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/common-wealth-theatre-limited)[WOMANKIND £731k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/womankind)[SPACE4AUTISM £721k · stockport Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/space4autism)[RSPCA RADCLIFFE SHELTER TRUST £710k · nottingham Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/rspca-radcliffe-shelter-trust)[OAC BUILDINGS £705k · sheffield Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/oac-buildings)[THE PRISON PHOENIX TRUST CIO £687k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-prison-phoenix-trust-cio) ## Hidden gems by cause The causes best represented among these 613 charities. - [education (288)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [poverty (213)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) - [children (212)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [disability (196)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) - [health (150)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [community (118)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/community) - [religion (105)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/religion) - [arts (97)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/arts) - [elderly (70)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/elderly) - [environment (66)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/environment) - [All causes →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse) ## Common questions ### What is a hidden gem charity? + On CharityCompare a hidden gem is a UK charity with under £1m annual income that still scores 90 or above out of 100 on the Clarity Score. These are charities whose UK regulator filings are complete, punctual and clear, but which have little of the public profile that larger charities enjoy. ### Why do small charities get overlooked? + Small charities rarely have fundraising or marketing budgets, so they seldom appear in advertising, national appeals or search results. Their accounts are usually simpler and filed on time, which is why many score highly once the filings are compared on equal terms. ### Does a high score mean a small charity is a good place to donate? + A high Clarity score means the charity accounts for its money clearly and files on time. It does not measure the real-world impact of its work, which no regulator filing captures. Treat this list as a shortlist for further reading rather than a recommendation. ### Is a donation worth more to a small charity? + Proportionally, yes. A £50 gift is a meaningful share of income for a charity turning over £200,000, while the same amount is a rounding error for a £200m national charity. The trade-off is resilience: smaller charities are more exposed to losing a single grant or key member of staff. **Information only** — inclusion here is not a recommendation or an endorsement. It means the filings score well. Read the charity's own annual report before giving.