Givingworks

Analysis

Givingworks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03816852). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Givingworks reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.7m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £556k to £1.4m (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 204%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Givingworks sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds (£1.4m), John James Bristol Foundation (£1.4m) and Force Cancer Charity (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and charitable activities 3.7%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £28k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.