Charity Partner Due Diligence Guide / Form

Charity Partner Due Diligence Form

Choose charity partners with confidence. Check they're well run, financially sound and reputationally safe before you commit.

A charity partnership can transform your community impact and engage your people. But partnering with the wrong organisation can mean wasted budget, disappointed employees and real reputational risk.

This form gives your team a clear, consistent way to assess any UK charity before you sign. It's built by Susie Robbie, former Head of Social Investment at Investec, whose partnerships won national and international awards.

What's inside

• Charity profile: purpose, values, leadership, staff numbers, employees with total benefits over £60,000, finances, income breakdown, reserves, other corporate partners and online reach.
• 44 checks across eight areas: registration and compliance, financial health, governance and leadership, reputation and integrity, policies and safeguarding, impact evidence, volunteering capacity, and fit.
• A Green, Amber or Red rating for every section, with space to record your evidence as you go.
• Up-to-date reputation checks, including the UK Sanctions List, regulator warnings and scam or fraud searches.
• Volunteering checks that matter: meaningful roles, travel time, agreed hosting costs and spotting fundraising appeals disguised as volunteering.
• A summary and decision page, where section ratings fill in automatically in Adobe Acrobat and most browsers, with space for red flags, a recommendation, conditions, a review date and an approval record.
• A "Where to check" guide with direct links to the official registers and sources.

Who it's for

CSR, community investment, sustainability and ESG teams choosing charity partners for funding, employee volunteering, pro bono support or cause marketing.

What you'll get

An instant download of a fillable PDF that works in Adobe Acrobat and most web browsers. Complete one form per charity, then save it as a clear record of your checks. Licensed for use by one organisation.

Want it done for you?

dDigital can carry out charity due diligence on your behalf, and help you design partnerships that deliver real impact and engage your people. Get in touch at communications@ddigital.uk.

This form supports your own judgement. It is not legal, financial or regulatory advice.