CharityIQ

Overview

CharityIQ is a web-based service for finding UK grants and handling charity applications, compliance and impact reporting. It suits small and mid-sized charities that need support with fundraising or finance tasks but do not have a dedicated team. Its broad remit is appealing, though it is not an all-UK solution for automatic charity-profile lookup.

Key features

The free Grant Finder ranks live grants using eligibility factors such as cause, beneficiaries, geography, income band, deadlines and exclusions. Its data comes from 360Giving, GrantNav and direct funder feeds, with daily refreshes. That makes it useful for screening opportunities before committing to a paid plan, but a match is a lead to assess, not a substitute for checking a funder’s requirements.

Paid plans add an AI writer that drafts applications using charity data and funder criteria, links claims to sources, and supports inline editing and regeneration. Trustee sign-off and an audit trail provide a review step before submission, a meaningful safeguard when generated text needs scrutiny. CharityIQ says claims are logged for human review and customer data is not used to train AI models.

Compliance tools include an annual-return co-pilot, trustee-duty checks and deadline reminders, as well as Trustees’ Annual Report drafting described as SORP 2026-ready. The impact dashboard supports NPC, IRIS+, Outcomes Star and theory of change frameworks; reports can be exported as PDF or Word files or shared as web links. Together, these features make CharityIQ more than a grant-writing tool, particularly for charities that also need a repeatable way to report outcomes.

CharityIQ says data is stored on AWS London servers, encrypted in transit with TLS 1.3 and at rest with AES-256. It does not hold formal SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certifications as of April 2026, a consideration for organisations that require those credentials in procurement.

Pricing

The Grant Finder plan is free forever and includes live UK grant matches ranked by eligibility, with deadlines and award sizes. It is the sensible starting point for charities that only need discovery; it does not include the paid application and administration tools.

Starter costs £49 /mo billed monthly or £39/mo billed annually. It includes five AI grant applications per month, the free Grant Finder, a compliance assistant and email support. It fits a small organisation with occasional applications, but the five-application cap may be restrictive during a busy funding period.

Growth is £149 /mo billed monthly or £119/mo billed annually, with 25 AI applications per month, everything in Starter, an impact dashboard, annual-return co-pilot and priority support. It is the more complete option for charities that need reporting and compliance alongside a steady volume of applications.

Pro costs £349 /mo billed monthly or £279/mo billed annually. It adds unlimited AI applications, multi-user accounts, custom impact frameworks and a dedicated success manager to everything in Growth. This is aimed at organisations with higher application volumes or several people involved; smaller charities may not need its expanded capacity and support. A 14-day trial is available.

Platforms

CharityIQ runs on the web. Grant coverage is UK-wide, but automatic profile lookup currently uses the Charity Commission register for England and Wales; OSCR and CCNI lookups are roadmap items. Charities registered in Scotland or Northern Ireland can use the wider grant coverage, but should expect less automated profile support.

Who it's for

CharityIQ is strongest for small charities without fundraising staff and small or mid-sized charities without a dedicated finance team. A charity looking for grant discovery alone can stay on the free plan; those needing application drafting, compliance support or impact reports can choose a paid tier according to application volume. Organisations requiring automatic profile lookup across all UK regulators, or formal security certifications, should weigh those limits before choosing it.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Daily refreshed, eligibility-ranked UK grant matches give small charities a focused starting point without a paid subscription.
• Pro: Application drafting, trustee approval, compliance and impact reporting bring several administrative workflows into one service.
• Pro: Source-linked claims and an audit trail support human review before applications go out.
• Con: Automatic profile lookup covers England and Wales, not Scotland or Northern Ireland.
• Con: Starter limits users to five AI applications a month, while the impact dashboard and annual-return co-pilot require Growth.
• Con: CharityIQ does not hold formal SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certifications as of April 2026.

Alternatives

For a broader choice of impact-measurement products, browse Nonprofit Impact Measurement Software. Choose SIA MIS if you want a product available on Android, iOS and the web. CommCare is worth considering if open-source licensing and Android access matter more than CharityIQ’s UK grant workflow. Clear Impact has a free plan capped at 10 measures, 10 participant records and three user accounts, while its Premium Showcase plan costs $3,000/yr. FRUIT Impact offers a free Seed tier with two targets, two brands and one admin user, or Grow at $39 per month for five targets, five brands and two admin users. UpMetrics has a free Starter plan with an impact framework builder, themed templates and a public profile page. Impact Genome Registry offers free self-reported program outcomes that are not evaluated by in-house experts. Outcome Tracker is a paid alternative with plans billed annually according to program scale and configuration. Relific is another paid option with a free trial.

Verdict

CharityIQ is a good fit for UK charities that want grant discovery, application support and charity administration together, especially those working without dedicated fundraising or finance staff. Its free Grant Finder makes it easy to begin with matching, while paid tiers add useful review, compliance and reporting workflows. Look elsewhere if automatic profile lookup beyond England and Wales or formal security certifications are essential.