GIVE A GIFT

Registered charity 1176262 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Give a Gift helps facilitate better relations between disparate communities through; supporting, giving; volunteering and raising funds for good causes. We support disadvantaged communities through bridging the void between the assistance provided by the statutory agencies and the actual need of individuals and familiesWe also encourage cohesion and harmony within disparate communities.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£671k
Latest spending
£563k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £776,238, up from £447,414 in the previous year, driven by a net incoming resource of £108,388. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £101,115, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of £300,000 (six months of running costs). The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis.

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 (held: £101k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The charity works towards keeping a surplus in the range of 6 months running costs equating to £300,000 for unforeseen financial circumstances at the end of each year.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to CIC established by the charity
“Included within this total is a grant of £30,000 to Pathways for Change, a CIC established by the charity” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£671k
Total spending
£563k
Reserves (reported)
£250k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£671k£563k
31/03/2024£705k£484k
31/03/2023£474k£403k
31/03/2022£405k£233k
31/03/2021£371k£228k

Common questions

Is GIVE A GIFT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £776,238, up from £447,414 in the previous year, driven by a net incoming resource of £108,388. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £101,115, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of £300,000 (six months of running costs). The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GIVE A GIFT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GIVE A GIFT as a grant recipient include ZOUQ FOUNDATION, FRIENDS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2023£382ksupport UK families, particularly those from marginalised communities, by providing them with essential food vouchers
ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2022£269ksupport families in the UK affected by the Covid-19 crisis and suffering hardship by providing them with essential food supplies
FRIENDS FOUNDATIONFY2023£11k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England14/07/2023£8kSports Action For Refugees & Asylum Seekers (SAFRAS)
UK government14/07/2023£8kALB-Sport England-Sports Action For Refugees & Asylum Seekers (SAFRAS)

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 GIVE IT FORWARD TODAY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GIVE A GIFT£671k—0below—no doubt
GIVE IT FORWARD TODAY FY2024£3.9m——unclear—no doubt
UK GIVES LTD FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
WONDERFUL GIFT LIMITED FY2024£105k—0above—no doubt
GIVE OUT FY2024£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
GIVE US A CHANCE FY2025£567k—0unclear—no doubt

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