UK ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1164887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our objective is to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the charity sector by maximising donor contributions to eligible charities, through a Donor Advised Fund. By operating with minimal administrative overheads, we can make it easier and more efficient for a broad demographic of donors to give, and worthy organisations to receive donations.

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Latest income
£166.3m
Latest spending
£165.9m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received £161m in donations and granted £160.5m to charities, resulting in a net movement in funds of £348k. The trustees report that reserves at 31 March 2025 did not meet the set target, noting that most donations are restricted and the charity currently has minimal unrestricted funds allocated as a reserve fund to cover operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Reserves at 31 March 2025 did not meet the set target, but will be built up in over the next year.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£166.3m
Total spending
£165.9m
Cost of raising funds
£5.4m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 3.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£166.3m£165.9m
31/03/2024£199.6m£200.1m
31/03/2023£182.6m£180.1m
31/03/2022£176.6m£171.4m
31/03/2021£117.2m£113.6m

Common questions

Is UK ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received £161m in donations and granted £160.5m to charities, resulting in a net movement in funds of £348k. The trustees report that reserves at 31 March 2025 did not meet the set target, noting that most donations are restricted and the charity currently has minimal unrestricted funds allocated as a reserve fund to cover operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds UK ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UK ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include Howden Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Howden FoundationFY2025£78k
Howden FoundationFY2023£56kPeople First Fund administration/disbursement
Howden FoundationFY2022£19kMatched funds for employee donations

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 UK GIVES LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UK ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION£166.3m—0below—no doubt
UK GIVES LTD FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
SHAREDIMPACT FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025£326k—0above—no doubt
GIVINGWORKS FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt
UK TOREMET LIMITED FY2025£2.7m—0unclear—no doubt

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