How It Works

All charity records on this site come from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The full register and the methodology behind every derived field is documented on the Data Sources page.

The Charity Commission publishes the register as a fresh snapshot each week. We ingest that snapshot into our own database, validate the records, and re-publish the site. The gap between Commission publication and what you see here is typically under 24 hours.

Filings themselves lag the charity's financial year-end by months, so the most recent accounts you see may be 12–18 months behind real time. This is a Commission limitation, not a Charity Finder one.

We compute a handful of efficiency ratios from each charity's annual return — Program Ratio, Administrative Ratio, and Overall Efficiency — so you don't have to do the arithmetic yourself.

Each metric has a defined formula and known caveats. Read the full methodology before relying on these for grant-making, journalism, or due-diligence work.

Use the search bar at the top of the site to find a specific charity by name or registration number. Browse the sectors and locations pages to discover charities by what they do or where they work.