01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Trust
- Registered
- 29 June 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £4,437,713
- Latest expenditure
- £4,339,212
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 9 Love Lane, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HW
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.givedirectly.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Trust aims to relieve poverty by providing financial assistance directly to the extreme poor and allowing them to choose where they invest.The Trust collects donations and make grants to direct financial assistance programs in Kenya and Uganda implemented on the ground by its partner GiveDirectly, Inc., a US non-profit organisation.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,437,713
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,339,212
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,717,608
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,013,288
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,688,157
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,445,642
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,634,209
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,455,887
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,952,682
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,738,670
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,437,713
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,339,212
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,717,608
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,013,288
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,688,157
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,445,642
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,634,209
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,455,887
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,952,682
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,738,670
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4430653
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 7060
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4437713
- Income Legacies
- 36907
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £62,442
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,276,770
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4339212
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4270000
- Expenditure Governance
- 4740
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6770
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £947,975
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £973,238
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,263
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £967,975
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5263
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £798,192
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 947975
- Funds Restricted
- 20000
- Funds Total
- 967975
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3717606
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 2
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3717608
- Income Legacies
- 127120
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £56,937
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,956,351
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4013288
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 3950000
- Expenditure Governance
- 6351
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6351
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £869,474
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £874,804
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,330
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £869,474
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5330
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £728,516
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 869474
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 869474
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3688152
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 5
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3688157
- Income Legacies
- 13499
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £49,942
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,395,700
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3445642
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 3390000
- Expenditure Governance
- 5700
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5700
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,165,154
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,169,550
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,396
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,165,154
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4396
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £931,111
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1165154
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1165154
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2634206
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 3
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2634209
- Income Legacies
- 65988
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £30,777
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,420,000
- Expenditure Other
- 5110
- Expenditure Total
- 2455887
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2420000
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5110
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £922,639
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £926,722
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,083
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £922,639
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4083
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £734,269
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 922639
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 922639
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2952682
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2952682
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £23,819
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,714,851
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2738670
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2710000
- Expenditure Governance
- 4851
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4851
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £744,317
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £748,087
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,770
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £744,317
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3770
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £394,930
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 744317
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 744317
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Liberia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Malawi
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Rwanda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GIVEDIRECTLY UK
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-06-29T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- GIVEDIRECTLY UK
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-03-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1058376
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1058376
- Assoc Charity Name
- WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- TRUST DEED DATED 04 DEC 2014
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECT") IS THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures