GIVING WHAT WE CAN UK

Registered charity 1207964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£8.8m
Latest spending
£644k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £129,376 in unrestricted reserves, which is below the stated policy target of six months of expected cash outflow (£239,388). However, the trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position with no fund deficits and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
The £129,376 held in unrestricted funds at year-end 2024 did not fully cover the six months of expected cash outflow at the entity level (£239,388) — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
During the period, donations totalling £11,699 were received by the organisation from trustees. — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£8.8m
Total spending
£644k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£7.8m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~145.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£8.8m£644k

Common questions

Is GIVING WHAT WE CAN UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds £129,376 in unrestricted reserves, which is below the stated policy target of six months of expected cash outflow (£239,388). However, the trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position with no fund deficits and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Who funds GIVING WHAT WE CAN UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GIVING WHAT WE CAN UK as a grant recipient include EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATIONFY2025£4.9m

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