Charity Global (UK) Limited
Analysis
Charity Global (UK) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2016, 10 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 company (Companies House number 10377607). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Charity Global (UK) Limited reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £3.5m to £3.3m (-5.1%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Charity Global (UK) Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chandris Foundation (£3.3m), The Bridge Renewal Trust (£3.3m) and Palace for Life Foundation (£3.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.4m. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 94%
- Investments 1.6%
- Other 4.6%
In the charity's own words
charity: water is disrupting the charitable sector with a vision to reinvent charity through a radically transparent model where 100% of publicly raised funds bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Chandris Foundation | London | £3.3m |
| The Bridge Renewal Trust | London | £3.3m |
| Palace for Life Foundation | London | £3.3m |
| Katharine House Hospice Trust | Banbury | £3.3m |