Givedirectly UK

Analysis

Givedirectly UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kings Langley. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Givedirectly UK reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £4.4m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Givedirectly UK sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Perenco Foundation (£4.4m), The Varkey Foundation (£4.4m) and Global Ehsan Relief Worldwide (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £37k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4.3m. Reserves of £948k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.