UKRAINE CHARITY

Registered charity 1163036 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ukraine Charity raises funds to support projects (e.g. refurbishment of orphanages, modern medical devices for hospitals, educational programs for orphaned or disabled children) that further the purposes we have set out for the charity.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION:(A) IN UKRAINIAN HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN THE UK AND IN UKRAINE;(B) IN THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENTS OF CITIZENS OF UKRAINE; (C) BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES AND FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR, CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES IN UKRAINE; (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN UKRAINE; AND(3) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£201k
Latest spending
£231k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £29,978 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £186,882 to £156,904. The trustees note that donations declined compared to the previous period due to economic uncertainty and changing donor priorities. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £156,904, which exceeds its stated policy target of £100,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations via fundraising platforms (81% of income)
“Donations via fundraising platforms (JustGiving, Benevity, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and other platforms)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 11.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 23,126”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least £100,000 (held: £157k)
“The trustees' objective is to maintain a cash reserve of at least £100,000 to cover both the charity's regular activities and any unforeseen expenses” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ukraine Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reserves (reported)
£120k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£201k£231k
31/03/2024£347k£528k
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.7m
31/03/2022£778k£241k
31/03/2021£3k£11k

Common questions

Is UKRAINE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £29,978 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £186,882 to £156,904. The trustees note that donations declined compared to the previous period due to economic uncertainty and changing donor priorities. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £156,904, which exceeds its stated policy target of £100,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds UKRAINE CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UKRAINE CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY, SSP FOUNDATION, DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, COULSDON.

Known funders

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

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UKRAINE APPEAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UKRAINE CHARITY£201k—0unclear11.5%no doubt
UKRAINE APPEAL FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
UKRAINE RELIEF AID FY2025£324k—0above0.8%no doubt
HUMANITARIAN AID LIMITED FY2025£65k—0unclear—no doubt
UKRAINIAN MEDICAL CHARITY FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UKRAINE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES TRUST FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt

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