GiveWheel

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GiveWheel is a UK fundraising platform founded in 2021 that bills itself as a highly customisable multi-charity service. Its defining idea is that a single fundraising page can support an unlimited number of charities, with the fundraiser setting a custom percentage split between them, which is useful for events, challenges, and supporters who back several causes at once. It serves individuals, charities, companies running CSR programmes, and event organisers.

The platform positions itself around keeping costs low for charities and fundraisers, funded by optional contributions that donors can add at checkout. Payments are processed by Stripe, which is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1, and charities receive funds through a non-profit disbursement partner, Charities Trust, or directly via Stripe. Gift Aid is supported, with Charities Trust providing automated reclamation of the additional Gift Aid available on eligible UK donations.

GiveWheel's strengths are breadth of features and flexibility: beyond standard donation pages it offers ticketed events with registration and attendance tracking, prize draws and raffles, a real-time GDPR-compliant DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API. The trade-offs are practical, since PayPal is not supported, bank transfer is restricted to larger donations, foreign-currency gifts carry a conversion charge and settle in GBP, and the platform's finances depend on voluntary donor contributions. For UK charities and event organisers wanting multi-charity flexibility these are minor; for those needing PayPal or non-GBP payouts they may matter.

Donations can be made in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, converted to GBP at the point of donation, using cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or, for larger amounts, bank transfer. Personal data is hosted on Heroku, a Salesforce platform, with dynos and databases created in Europe, and payment data is handled entirely through Stripe.