TIMEGIVERS

Registered charity 1202700 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of TimeGivers is to create a sustainable and scalable bridge between the young of today and charities that need their help in ways that benefit all. We give children empowering volunteering experiences which offers the greatest impact for the community, the planet and themselves.

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Latest income

£499k

Latest spending

£308k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a healthy surplus of £190,446 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a significant increase in donations and grants. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £257,836, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity maintains a strong cash balance of £355,424 and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (held: £258k)

“It is the policy of the ClO that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Johnstonchair · trustee of 2 other charities
IMOGEN LAVELLE · trustee of 2 other charities
Kaushika Soni
Laura Ellener
Patricia Ann Myers OBE

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£499k	£308k
31/12/2024	£234k	£202k
31/12/2023	£69k	£28k

Common questions

Is TIMEGIVERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a healthy surplus of £190,446 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a significant increase in donations and grants. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £257,836, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity maintains a strong cash balance of £355,424 and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TIMEGIVERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TIMEGIVERS as a grant recipient include THE BEAVERBROOK FOUNDATION, BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, CHK Foundation, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEAVERBROOK FOUNDATION	FY2024	£57k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£50k	General funding
THE BEAVERBROOK FOUNDATION	FY2025	£11k
CHK Foundation	FY2024	£10k
CHK Foundation	FY2023	£10k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k	General funding
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	FY2025	£8k
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/04/2026	£20k	TimeGivers
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/03/2024	£15k	Community Volunteering Experiences