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.

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE NEED OF PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL OR HOSPICE, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND PROVISION OF ITEMS OF COMFORT FOR PEOPLE IN CARE IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR RACE, CREED OR CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS;2. TO RELIEVE NEED AMONG REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLEAN WATER, CLOTHING, AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS;3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.4. TO PROMOTE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY AND COMMUNITY COHESION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL AND FAITH GROUPS, IN WAYS THAT REDUCES CONFLICT AND CREATES TRUST, UNITY AND PEACE BETWEEN THEM.

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

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

Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

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
“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 4 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: 25
  • Government income: £67,185 — grants £67,185 (7); 10% of the £671,489 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £66,492 — grants £66,492 (3); 9% of the £704,706 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £28,030 — grants £28,030 (1); 6% of the £474,375 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 03/06/2024, 124 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 FOUNDATIONFY2022Unverified read£269ksupport families in the UK affected by the Covid-19 crisis and suffering hardship by providing them with essential food supplies
FRIENDS FOUNDATIONFY2023£11k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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 SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GIVE A GIFT£671k—0below—no doubt
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE GIVING FY2025£650k—0unclear—no doubt
WONDERFUL GIFT LIMITED FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt
GIVE FOR GOOD FY2025£81k—0unclear—noted
REDEEMING OUR COMMUNITIES FY2025£485k—0above—no doubt

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