First Give

Analysis

First Give is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, First Give reported income of £908k and spending of £858k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £596k to £908k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, First Give sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LSSP (£907k), Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery (£910k) and The Association of Applied Biologists (£907k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, charitable activities 16% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 10%. Grants to other organisations totalled £201k. Reserves of £388k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.