--- title: "Free UK charity directory & ratings | CharityCompare" description: "Free UK charity directory for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with Clarity Scores from filings. No commission; scores cannot be bought." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/ retrieved: 2026-08-17T23:21:30.176Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- UK charity ratings # Check any UK charity before you give Search 214,958 registered charities and see a free Clarity score from 0–100, built only from official regulator filings. Try [cancer charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/cancer), [animal charities in Bristol](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/animals/bristol) or [homelessness in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/homelessness/london) [See top-rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated) [Compare side-by-side](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities) - Free for donors - No commission on donations - Scores cannot be bought 214,958 Charity profiles 7,497 Fully rated 4 Scoring beacons £0 Commission taken Quick answer CharityCompare is a free UK charity directory covering every registered charity in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland — 214,958 profiles, including independent Clarity Score ratings (0–100) for 7,497 charities from regulator filings. Compare up to four side-by-side, browse by cause or city — free for donors, no commission on donations, scores cannot be bought. - [Cancer](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/cancer) - [Breast cancer](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/breast-cancer) - [Mental health](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/mental-health) - [Dementia](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/dementia) - [Diabetes](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/diabetes) - [Animal welfare](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/animal-welfare) - [Dogs](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/dogs) - [Cats](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/cats) - [Homelessness](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/homelessness) - [Children](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/children) - [Veterans](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/veterans) - [Hospice care](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities/hospice) [All causes](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charities) [BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN TRUST £24m · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-diocesan-trust)[ARCHDIOCESE OF CARDIFF-MENEVIA £6.0m · cardiff Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/archdiocese-of-cardiff-menevia)[THE ZAHRA TRUST £5.9m · london Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-zahra-trust)[KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND £5.5m · maidstone Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-association-for-the-blind)[CENTRAL LONDON SAMARITANS £4.5m · london Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/central-london-samaritans)[JW3 TRUST LIMITED £4.2m · london Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/jw3-trust-limited) [View all leaderboards](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated) [Hidden gems — small charities that score big](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems) [Cost of living Food banks & hardship relief Charities helping households through rising costs — rated on how much of their spending reaches frontline support. 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Read the guides →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides)[Donor answers Straight answers on reserves, admin costs, CEO pay and what a good spending ratio really looks like. Browse answers →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/answers)[How we score The full Clarity score method — four beacons, 100 points, and every rule we apply, published in the open. See the methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Official data only Scores are computed from UK regulator annual returns — not surveys, opinions or self-reported figures. Each profile links back to its register entry so you can check it yourself. ### Published method Four beacons, 100 points, every rule written down. If you disagree with a score you can see exactly which filing produced it. [Read the methodology](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### No paid placement We take no commission on donations, and charity membership never changes a rating or ranking position. [How we’re funded](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/how-were-funded) ## Common questions about checking charities How do I know if a charity is good before I donate? + Check three things: that it is registered with the relevant UK regulator, that its accounts are filed on time, and how much of its spending reaches its cause. CharityCompare shows all three on every profile as a free Clarity Score from 0 to 100, calculated from official regulator filings. What is a Clarity Score? + A Clarity Score is CharityCompare’s 0–100 rating of how clearly a charity accounts for its money, built from Charity Commission and other UK regulator filings across four beacons: financial transparency, cause spending, governance, and filing record. It measures accountability on paper, not the real-world impact of a charity’s programmes. Is CharityCompare free to use? + Yes. Every rating, comparison and search is free for donors. CharityCompare takes no commission on donations, and no payment can change a score. The site is funded by optional charity memberships, business services and reader donations. Which UK charities does CharityCompare cover? + CharityCompare covers every charity on the UK registers — England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland — with a profile for each. Charities with published annual returns also receive a full Clarity Score rating and beacon breakdown. Can a charity pay to improve its rating? + No. Clarity Scores are calculated only from official regulator data, so they cannot be bought, edited or influenced by payment. Charities can claim a profile to add a description and verified badge, but the score itself never changes as a result. How often is the charity data updated? + Ratings are rebuilt from the latest regulator data releases, and each profile shows the date its data was last refreshed alongside the accounts year the score is based on. 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