Impact Giving UK Trust

Analysis

Impact Giving UK Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Impact Giving UK Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.5m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Impact Giving UK Trust 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huddersfield Christian Fellowship (£2.5m), Ripon College Cuddesdon (£2.5m) and Siri Guru Nanak Darbar (Sikh Temple) (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £445k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.