Charitable Giving

Analysis

Charitable Giving is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tavistock. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06754603). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Charitable Giving reported income of £708k and spending of £597k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £434k to £708k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Charitable Giving sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Navy Winter Sports Association (£700k), Winchester Hospice Fundraising Charity (£712k) and The Quilter Foundation (£671k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and investments 36%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £783k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.