Igive

Analysis

Igive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Igive reported income of £358k and spending of £100k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £39k to £358k (+822%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 301%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Igive sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bestway Foundation (£358k), Waterharvest (£358k) and Gafirs (£358k).