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UK Online Giving Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1164887LondonGrant-making and general purposes
Income£166.3m2025-03-31
Spending£165.9msame year
Spent / received99%5-year average
Size in its cause100th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2015CIO
Employees0latest return

Analysis

UK Online Giving Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, UK Online Giving Foundation reported income of £166.3m and spending of £165.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £117.2m to £166.3m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, UK Online Giving 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 Southampton Row Trust Limited (£146.8m), National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited (£225.4m) and Prism the Gift Fund (£91.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.3%.

Income and spending

£0£50.0m£100.0m£150.1m£200.1m2021 Income: £117,234,7592021 Spending: £113,632,85320212022 Income: £176,561,7842022 Spending: £171,443,79320222023 Income: £182,573,0002023 Spending: £180,140,00020232024 Income: £199,615,0002024 Spending: £200,089,00020242025 Income: £166,341,0002025 Spending: £165,896,0002025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 97%
  • Investments 0.5%
  • Other 2.7%

In the charity's own words

Our objective is to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the charity sector by maximising donor contributions to eligible charities, through a Donor Advised Fund. By operating with minimal administrative overheads, we can make it easier and more efficient for a broad demographic of donors to give, and worthy organisations to receive donations.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Southampton Row Trust LimitedWest Malling£146.8m
National Philanthropic Trust UK LimitedLondon£225.4m
Prism the Gift FundLondon£91.4m
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationLondon£678.8m