DATAKIND (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 1154213 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DATAKIND UK

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Objects

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON CHARITABLE BODIES BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND USE OF DATA AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES TO ASSIST THEM IN FURTHERING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£316k

Latest spending

£316k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly to £119,781, with a small net expenditure of £446 against income of £315,693. The Trustees note that the charity's ability to continue as a going concern depends on securing future grants and contracts, acknowledging that disruption to funding could force a cessation of operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 (2024: one).” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 (2024: one).” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of budgeted operating expenses, being between £75,000 to £150,000 (reserves figure: £120k)

“The Trustees have a target of approximately three to six months of budgeted operating expenses, being between £75,000 to £150,000 based on budgeted expenditure for 2024/25.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees recognise however that these matters are inherently uncertain and should existing funding streams be disrupted or additional funding not become available, the Trustees may have no alternative but to cease operations.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 300
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 179

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ajay Shah · trustee of 1 other charity
Bethia McNeil
Courtney Irwin
Ed Anderton
Lindsey MacDonald
Martin Cowles
Sarah Sophie Flemig
Shamim Rahman · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£316k	£316k
31/03/2024	£323k	£386k
31/03/2023	£370k	£428k
31/03/2022	£379k	£332k
31/03/2021	£391k	£277k

Common questions

Is DATAKIND (UK) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly to £119,781, with a small net expenditure of £446 against income of £315,693. The Trustees note that the charity's ability to continue as a going concern depends on securing future grants and contracts, acknowledging that disruption to funding could force a cessation of operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of DATAKIND (UK) LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds DATAKIND (UK) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DATAKIND (UK) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, CENTRE FOR THE ACCELERATION OF SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	FY2022	£373k	Towards new posts of Fundraiser, Head of DataDives and Volunteer Community and Head of DataCorps and SCO Community
CENTRE FOR THE ACCELERATION OF SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY	FY2021	£220k	Digital capacity development

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WELLCOME TRUST	1	£30.1m
THE BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATION	1	£1.0m
ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK	1	£5k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY	1	£5k
THE SAM PEGRAM HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION	1	£750

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHARITY DIGITAL TRUST.

CHARITY DIGITAL TRUST income £2.7m
GLOBAL GIVING UK income £2.9m
KINDLINK FOUNDATION income £487k
HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK income £14.9m
GIVENGAIN UK FOUNDATION income £3.4m
RETHINK CHARITY income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DATAKIND (UK) LIMITED	£316k	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	noted
CHARITY DIGITAL TRUST FY2025	£2.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOBAL GIVING UK FY2025	£2.9m	—	8	below	—	no doubt
KINDLINK FOUNDATION FY2025	£487k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK FY2025	£14.9m	£160,001 - £170,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GIVENGAIN UK FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.