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title: "Top rated UK Diabetes charities — Clarity Score leaderboard"
description: "Highest-rated UK diabetes charities ranked by CharityCompare Clarity Score."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/diabetes
retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:24:17.551Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
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Quick answer

The highest Clarity Scores for diabetes charities in our directory are listed below. Scores combine charitable spend efficiency, regulatory return filing history, and public transparency disclosures. Information only, not donation advice.

## Top 10 diabetes charities by Clarity score

- 1 [DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION £1.5m · UK-wide Give with confidence 84/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/diabetes-research-wellness-foundation)

Efficiency Excellent 84% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 6 trustees

Reserves 13.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 2 [JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED £8.0m · UK-wide Give with confidence 78/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/juvenile-diabetes-research-foundation-limited)

Efficiency Good 70% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 8 trustees

Reserves 2.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 3 [THE BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATION £38m · UK-wide 68/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-british-diabetic-association)

Efficiency Good 74% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 15 trustees

Reserves 1.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 4 [THE INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES TRUST £339k · UK-wide 65/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-insulin-dependent-diabetes-trust)

Efficiency Unscored Filings pending

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 7 trustees

Reserves Standard Financial cushion

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