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Giving What We Can UK

Giving What We Can UK advances education and promotes the voluntary sector, charity effectiveness, and impactful resource use by conducting research to identify and support highly effective charities, disseminating useful research findings, and providing guidance to maximise charitable impact. Its activities include advising, researching, making grants, and advocating for effective giving.

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Activities & Mission

Giving What We Can UK advances education and promotes the voluntary sector, charity effectiveness, and impactful resource use by conducting research to identify and support highly effective charities, disseminating useful research findings, and providing guidance to maximise charitable impact. Its activities include advising, researching, making grants, and advocating for effective giving.

Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£8,783,515
Latest Expenditure
£644,286

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 7.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities

Higher than 3% of UK Charitable activities charities with income £1M to £10M (sample: 1335). How is this calculated?

Overall Efficiency 98.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Higher than 53% of UK Charitable activities charities with income £1M to £10M. How is this calculated?

Administrative Ratio 4.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Lower overhead than 42% of UK Charitable activities charities with income £1M to £10M. (Lower overhead is generally read as more efficient.) How is this calculated?

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £8,778,471
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £5,043

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £632,136
Raising Funds £12,150
Governance £18,620
Grants to Institutions £404,443
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

As filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Most recent filing covers the financial year ending 2024.

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024
£8,783,515
£644,286£632,136£8,139,229£7,825,5721 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Frequently asked questions about Giving What We Can UK

What does Giving What We Can UK do?

Giving What We Can UK advances education and promotes the voluntary sector, charity effectiveness, and impactful resource use by conducting research to identify and support highly effective charities, disseminating useful research findings, and providing guidance to maximise charitable impact. Its activities include advising, researching, making grants, and advocating for effective giving.

How much income did Giving What We Can UK report in 2024?

Giving What We Can UK reported total income of £8.78m and reported expenditure of £644k for the financial year ending 2024, based on the most recent annual return filed with the Charity Commission.

How efficient is Giving What We Can UK?

Giving What We Can UK has a program ratio of 7.2%, meaning that share of its income goes directly to charitable activities. This is higher than 3% of UK Charitable activities charities with income £1M to £10M (sample of 1335 charities). See our methodology for how this is calculated.

When was Giving What We Can UK registered as a charity?

Giving What We Can UK was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 23 April 2024 as charity number 1207964. It has been registered for 2 years.

Who runs Giving What We Can UK?

Giving What We Can UK is governed by a board of 5 trustees. The chair of trustees is Zuber Nosimohomed. Trustees are legally responsible for the charity's governance and are listed in full on its profile.

Where does Giving What We Can UK operate?

Giving What We Can UK operates in England And Wales, as recorded in its Charity Commission filing.

Is Giving What We Can UK a registered charity?

Yes — Giving What We Can UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1207964.

Details

Address
71-75 SHELTON STREET
COVENT GARDEN
LONDON
WC2H 9JQ
Registration Date
23 April 2024
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5231989
Charity Number
1207964

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Trustees

Zuber Nosimohomed Chair
Andrew Keith Sutton
Dr Matti Wilks
Habiba Banu
Peter Darcy Cockhill

Data & trust

Register data refreshed
14 May 2026
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