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title: "Charity lists UK — cause spend, transparency & efficiency"
description: "Editorial charity lists UK — highest cause spend, accountability, financial health and fundraising efficiency from UK regulator filings."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/lists
retrieved: 2026-08-18T00:02:52.033Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
---

Quick answer

We publish filing-based top and bottom lists — including cause spend, Accountability & Transparency, Financial Health and fundraising efficiency — drawn from UK regulator filings on rated charities.

- [Bottom 10 by filing timeliness Charities with the weakest filing records in our set — late or missing accounts on the register.](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/lists/bottom-openness)
- [Top 10 charities by accountability & transparency UK Highest Accountability & Transparency beacon scores — filing record, trustee oversight and declared policies from UK regulator filings.](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/lists/top-accountability)
- [Top 10 charities by cause spend UK Charities where the largest share of expenditure went to charitable activities — money to the cause from UK regulator filings.](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/lists/top-cause-spend)
- [Top 10 charities by financial health UK Highest Financial Health beacon scores — reserves, income stability and balance-sheet signals from UK regulator filings.](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/lists/top-income-growth)
- [Top 10 charities by fundraising efficiency UK UK charities with the most efficient fundraising — lowest fundraising cost as a share of expenditure from UK regulator filings.](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/lists/top-fundraising-efficiency)
- [Top 10 charities by overall score Highest Clarity Scores (0–100) in our curated set — the four-pillar rating built from UK regulator filings.](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/lists/top-overall-rating)

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