The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK)

Analysis

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06314343). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK) reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £7.6m to £3.7m (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Barnet (£3.5m), The Sir James Knott Trust (£3.8m) and David Tannen Charitable Trust (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 10%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.1m. Reserves of £20.2m would cover about 67 months of spending at that rate.