Women are more likely to be “super givers” – meaning they have donated money, donated goods, volunteered, fundraised for a charity and sponsored someone else’s fundraising efforts in the past year – than men, according to new research.
The research from Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), based on findings from a YouGov survey of 21,852 individuals between January 2024 and August 2025, found that around 1% of people (676,000) in the UK overall would qualify as super givers.
CAF identified 10 places with the highest concentration of super givers in the country, with around 2.4% residents in each area falling into this category.
Some 1.5% of women are super givers, according to the research, compared to 0.9% of men. This trend continues with age, with women over 55 forming nearly a third of the super givers category overall.
Overall, almost half of all super givers in the UK are over the age of 55 (49%). Meanwhile, people over 65 are almost twice as likely to fit this description as 16-24-year-olds (1.6% vs 0.9%, respectively).
Super giving has ‘clear hotspots’
CAF found that the top 10 places with the highest concentrations of super givers were clustered around similar areas, suggesting that super giving had “clear hotspots”, with all the listed locations being either in south east or northern England, or Northern Ireland.
The top ten parliamentary constituencies were:
- North East Hampshire
- Wirral West
- Surrey Heath
- Mid Ulster
- Hamble Valley
- South Down
- Reigate
- Sefton Central
- Maidenhead
- Sheffield Hallam
Many of the locations listed also appeared to be centres for generosity in general, as they all have displayed an above-average percentage of people donating to charity.
In particular, Wirral West, Sheffield Hallam and Sefton Central are also in the UK’s top 10 places for the average proportion of income donated to charity in 2024, according to previous CAF research.
Philippa Cornish, head of giving at CAF, said: “At a time when charities are facing increased challenges and far fewer people are regularly donating to charity, it’s vital to celebrate those who go the extra mile to support them.
“When people engage with charities, they feel more connected to their local area, more satisfied and more optimistic. So for those who can’t commit to all forms of giving, contributing in just one of these ways is still incredibly valuable to both donor and charity.”
