Charlie's Gift

Analysis

Charlie's Gift is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hemel Hempstead. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Charlie's Gift reported income of £29k and spending of £29k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £32k to £29k (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Charlie's Gift sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 124th Derby (Mickleover) Scout Group (£29k), Rubery Community and Leisure Centre Ltd (£29k) and The Amazons Breast Cancer Support Group (£29k).