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CharityBase vs Charity Commission register

CharityBase

charitybase.uk

Depends
Confidence: Medium

A free, open-source database and GraphQL API covering ~170,000 UK charities . excellent for developers, grant-makers and researchers needing Charity Commission data.

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Pick CharityBase when

  • Developers building charity-data apps
  • Grant-makers vetting applicants
  • Journalists and researchers
  • Due-diligence on UK charities

When CharityBase is not a fit

  • Charities wanting a donor CRM or donation tool
  • Non-technical teams needing vendor support
  • Anyone needing worldwide charity coverage
  • Buyers requiring security certifications or SLAs

Sources

  1. CharityBase Reviews in 2026sourceforge.net
    review
  2. CharityBase Docscharitybase.uk
    official
  3. About CharityBasesearch.charitybase.uk
    official
  4. CharityBase GitHub Sponsorsgithub.com
    official
  5. Three Tools to Help You Explore Charity Commission Data360giving.org
    news
  6. APIs For Good: Applications For Charities and Nonprofitsnordicapis.com
    news
  7. TrustGive Market Analysisgithub.com
    review
  8. CharityBase Security Pagecharitybase.uk
    security
  9. Reddit: Retrieving all UK Charity Logosreddit.com
    review
  10. Top charity CMS being used in 2023 (Studio Republic)studiorepublic.com
    news