Zov UK
Analysis
Zov UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Zov UK reported income of £24k and spending of £29k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £39k to £24k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Zov UK sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stand Together and Recover CIO (£24k), Eynsham Day Centre (£24k) and Wythenshawe Oasis (£24k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
ZOV UK is working for improvement in the living conditions of orphans and other children in institutions in Bulgaria.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stand Together and Recover CIO | Blackpool | £24k |
| Eynsham Day Centre | Oxfordshire | £24k |
| Wythenshawe Oasis | Manchester | £24k |
| Go St Austell Shopmobility | Cornwall | £24k |