---
title: "Top rated UK charities — Clarity Score leaderboards"
description: "See the highest Clarity scores in our UK charity directory. Leaderboards for overall rating, cause spend, accountability and more — from UK regulator filings."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated
retrieved: 2026-08-18T00:02:49.897Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
---

Quick answer

This page lists the highest Clarity Scores in our directory — built from UK regulator annual returns (accountability, financial health, efficiency, community support). Use the leaderboards below for cause spend, fundraising efficiency, and other metrics. Information only, not donation advice.

## Top 10 by overall Clarity score

- 1 [Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford £1.6m · canterbury Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-uk-hythe-lyminge-and-ashford)

- 2 [AIRE AND CALDER METHODIST CIRCUIT £1.5m · wakefield Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/aire-and-calder-methodist-circuit)

- 3 [AMOS TRUST £2.6m · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/amos-trust)

- 4 [ARCHDIOCESE OF CARDIFF-MENEVIA £6.0m · cardiff Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/archdiocese-of-cardiff-menevia)

- 5 [AT A LOSS.ORG £628k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/at-a-loss-org)

- 6 [BABY BASICS UK £798k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/baby-basics-uk)

- 7 [BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCHES £1.0m · reading Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/basingstoke-community-churches)

- 8 [BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION £1.4m · birmingham Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-city-mission)

- 9 [BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN TRUST £24m · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/birmingham-diocesan-trust)

- 10 [BRISTOL REFUGEE RIGHTS £988k · bristol Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bristol-refugee-rights)

Scores combine Accountability & Finance and Transparency beacons.
[How we score](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

[Read the full top overall rating write-up](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/lists/top-overall-rating)

## Top rated by cause category

Explore highest Clarity Scores by specific cause sector.

[Breast cancer →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/breast-cancer)[Cancer →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/cancer)[Mental health →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/mental-health)[Dementia →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/dementia)[Diabetes →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/diabetes)[Animal welfare →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/animal-welfare)[Dogs →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/dogs)[Cats →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/cats)[Homelessness →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/homelessness)[Children →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/children)[Veterans →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/veterans)[Hospice →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/hospice)

## More leaderboards

Curated top and bottom lists by metric — shareable shortcuts for donors.

[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 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 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 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)

[Browse by cause](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse)