Give a Gift

Analysis

Give a Gift is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and recreation, 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Give a Gift reported income of £671k and spending of £563k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £371k to £671k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Give a Gift sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East London Out Project (£671k), Wisdom Hospice Support (£672k) and The Barking Muslims Association (£671k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and donations and legacies 9.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33k. Reserves of £250k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.