GIVEWELL UK
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We promote charities that save and improve lives the most per dollar as identified by the U.S. organisation GiveWell. We raise funds on their behalf and make grants to further their life improving and life saving programs.
Latest income
£20.5m
Expenditure
£19.5m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | £5.2m | £5.3m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £10.1m | £10.2m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £3.5m | £3.2m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £20.5m | £19.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £20.5m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £0 |
| Total income | £20.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £19.5m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £19.3m |
| Governance | £27k |
| Total expenditure | £19.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.1m |
| Total funds | £1.1m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £1.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £1.1m |
| Cash | £2.8m |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.