UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation

Analysis

UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2013, 13 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 08619664). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation reported income of £678.8m and spending of £324.7m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £41.0m to £678.8m (+1557%), an average of +102% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 300%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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, UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited (£225.4m), The Charities Aid Foundation (£1.39bn) and UK Online Giving Foundation (£166.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £323.2m. Reserves of £22k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.