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Evidence-led charity decision support - charitywatch.co.uk

· 4 days ago

Reasonable for grantmakers and foundations that need evidence-led charity vetting reports and can absorb £149 per check. Individual donors and anyone expecting the US charitywatch.org ratings should not buy.

Confidence

Low. Based on ~14 public sources. Most product evidence is the vendor's own pages (pricing, methodology, security, terms); other coverage concerns the unrelated US charitywatch.org, so confidence is low.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyPrice known, no evidence on report depth
  • Ease of useNo user evidence available
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo user evidence available
  • Security posture

Pricing

£149

Evidence-led report

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Grantmakers vetting charity partners
  • Foundations doing pre-grant due diligence
  • Corporate giving teams screening recipients
  • Funders needing sanctions/PEP checks

Not for

  • Individual donors checking one charity — free watchdogs exist
  • Anyone expecting the US CharityWatch's free A+ to F ratings
  • Small groups vetting a single partner once — £149 stings
  • Buyers needing volume monitoring — pay-per-report compounds fast

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pay-per-report at £149 — recurring vetting costs compound quickly

medium

Brand mirrors the US watchdog; expect confusion when researching

medium

No free tier or sample report visible on the pricing page

medium

No independent reviews of this tool found; evidence is mostly the vendor's own pages

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Flat £149 per report — pay only when you vet
  • Sanctions and PEP data included in methodology
  • Public security page with vulnerability reporting channel
  • Positioned for grantmakers doing charity due diligence

Cons

  • £149 per report; frequent checks get expensive
  • Name collides with US watchdog — confusion risk
  • No free tier or sample report shown

Sources & method

- 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. Product has a security page with a reporting channel.

official x4review x2security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 3/5

    Rating

  • £149

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. Price known, no evidence on report depth
  • Ease of use. No user evidence available
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Sanctions and PEP screening claimed in methodology
  • Support quality. No user evidence available
  • Security posture: 3/5. Public security page with disclosure channel
  • £149 Report price per evidence-led report
  • Sanctions + PEP Screening data included per methodology page
  • 0 found Independent reviews evidence is mostly vendor pages

Pricing

Evidence-led report

£149

  • Evidence-led charity due diligence report
  • Sanctions and PEP data checks per methodology

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Product has a security page with a reporting channel.

What users say

Sources contain no independent reviews of this .co.uk tool; all Reddit and press discussion concerns the unrelated US charitywatch.org.

Alternatives

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Full analysis

Based on ~14 public sources. Most product evidence is the vendor's own pages (pricing, methodology, security, terms); other coverage concerns the unrelated US charitywatch.org, so confidence is low.

£149-per-report charity due diligence for grantmakers. Not the US CharityWatch — donors should use free watchdogs.

Methodology

Based on ~14 public sources. Most product evidence is the vendor's own pages (pricing, methodology, security, terms); other coverage concerns the unrelated US charitywatch.org, so confidence is low.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Pricing - CharityWatch | Evidence-led charity decision supportcharitywatch.co.uk
    official
  2. How CharityWatch interprets public charity datacharitywatch.co.uk
    official
  3. Security - CharityWatchcharitywatch.co.uk
    security
  4. Evidence-led charity decision support - Termscharitywatch.co.uk
    official
  5. CharityWatch.org - US charity watchdog homepagecharitywatch.org
    official
  6. CharityWatch - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news
  7. Charity Navigator vs. CharityWatch vs. Guidestarmondaylovesyou.com
    review
  8. Best and Worst Charities for Your Donations - Consumer Reportsconsumerreports.org
    news
  9. Best charity-vetting website? - Reddit r/nonprofitreddit.com
    review

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