What DataKind UK does

DataKind UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (Charity No. 1154213, Company No. 08462148), founded in 2013 as the UK arm of the global "data for good" movement and inspired by its US sister organisation DataKind. Operating from 7 Bell Yard, London with 1–10 paid staff, the organisation serves UK third sector entities — charities, voluntary organisations, community interest companies, and social enterprises — by connecting them with a community of 2,200+ skilled volunteer data professionals who donate their expertise pro bono. Since inception, DataKind UK has supported over 280 organisations across 100+ projects, contributing an estimated £4.5 million in pro bono hours.

The organisation runs a portfolio of programmes structured by engagement intensity: DataDive weekend sprints, longer-term DataCorps projects, Light Touch Support (up to 10 hours from one or two volunteers), Exploring Projects (teams of 4–5 volunteers over 6–8 weeks), and a Building Programme for collaborative tool development. Volunteers use their own tooling — DataKind UK is explicitly tool-agnostic and does not develop proprietary technology — applying data analysis, visualisation, statistics, NLP, geospatial analysis, and increasingly AI/ML techniques to beneficiary challenges. Complementary offerings include technical mentoring, workshops, an AI webinar series supported by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a Chatbot Peer Learning Group, and educational resources on responsible AI adoption. Recent events include the Speed Data-ing mini-unconference and the planned Charity AI Conference on Responsible AI.

DataKind UK's revenue model is entirely philanthropic: services are delivered free to beneficiaries, while operational funding comes from corporate sponsors (Bank of America, Monzo, carwow, Teradata), foundations (Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Open Society Foundations), public bodies (Greater London Authority), and individual donors. Distribution is direct, with inbound requests from charities triaged and matched to volunteer teams. The organisation leverages partnerships — including its official charity partnership with Big Data & AI World 2026 at Tech Show London — to extend reach and credibility within the UK data community.

Name

DataKind UK

Legal name

DataKind UK

Website

https://datakind.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DataKind UK is a London-based registered charity that connects UK third sector organisations with a 2,200-strong community of volunteer data professionals, delivering free data science and AI support across programmes such as DataDive, DataCorps, Light Touch, and Exploring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Grants: DataKind UK is a registered charity (No. 1154213) funded by corporate sponsors, foundations, and individual donors. The organisation provides its services completely free to third sector beneficiaries. Supporters include Bank of America, carwow, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Greater London Authority, Monzo, Newland Science, Open Society Foundations, and Teradata.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DataKind UK provides free pro bono data science and analysis support to UK third sector organisations (charities, voluntary organisations, community interest companies, and social enterprises) by matching them with skilled volunteer data professionals who donate their expertise and time. Services span data analysis, visualisation, statistical analysis, NLP, geospatial analysis, AI/ML and data strategy delivered through DataDive weekend sprints, DataCorps longer-term projects, Light Touch Support (up to 10 hours), Exploring projects (6-8 weeks), the Building Programme, AI webinars, technical mentoring, and training workshops.

Product overview

DataKind UK is a charity that provides volunteer-driven data science support to third sector organizations. The organization operates several interconnected programmes: DataDive (intensive weekend events) and DataCorps (longer-term projects) serve as the core volunteer engagement formats, while Light Touch Support, Exploring Projects, and the Building Programme offer scalable alternatives with varying time commitments (from 10 hours to 6-8 weeks). Educational offerings include an AI Webinar Series covering responsible AI use, policy creation, and chatbot development. Support services encompass signposting to resources and toolkits, technical mentoring, and skills-building workshops. All programmes match skilled data professional volunteers with charities, voluntary organizations, community interest companies, and social enterprises to increase their data capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DataDive: Intensive data project events where volunteers work with third sector organisations over a weekend to analyse data and provide insights.
• DataCorps

Products and services

• DataDive Intensive weekend data analysis events where skilled volunteer data professionals work directly with third sector organisations on specific data challenges over 2-3 days, providing rapid analytical insights and visualisations.
• DataCorps Longer-term data science projects where volunteer teams work with third sector organisations over extended periods to address complex data needs such as modelling, dashboards, and advanced analytics.
• Light Touch Support Provides eligible charities with up to 10 hours of data support from one or two volunteers over a month, supported by DataKind UK staff, for smaller scoped data questions.
• Exploring Projects Remote projects running with a team of 4-5 volunteers over 6-8 weeks following a tightly scoped project brief, structured around kickoff, midpoint, and final sessions.
• Building Programme Collaborative initiative where volunteers work together to create and improve data-led tools and access useful open data sets that improve third sector organisations' data use.
• AI Webinar Series Webinar series covering AI topics for the third sector, including understanding generative AI, responsible use, creating AI policies, and chatbot development, run with support from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
• Resources & Toolkits Signposting to relevant support organisations, toolkits, insights, information, and resources for third sector data capacity building.
• Technical Mentoring Technical mentoring services to enhance data understanding and practices within third sector organisations.
• Workshops and Training Workshops and courses to build skills in particular areas of data and processes for third sector audiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 280+ third sector organisations helped since founding
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Joseph Rowntree Foundation (Insight Infrastructure Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supported the AI webinar series 'Can charities use AI responsibly?' The Insight Infrastructure programme aims to democratise access to high-quality quantitative and qualitative data and evidence through open collaboration and innovation.
• Tech Show London / Big Data & AI WorldcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026DataKind UK is official charity partner of Big Data & AI World 2026, part of Tech Show London. Hosts panel discussions on responsible AI use and participates in the conference exhibition.
• Big Data & AI WorldcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership as official charity of Big Data & AI World 2026, providing platform for DataKind UK to raise awareness and engage with data professionals.
• Digital Science Centre (DSC)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025DSC conference hosting the Charity AI Conference on Responsible AI – Law, Ethics & Environmental Impact in July 2026.
• DataKind (US Sister Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013DataKind UK founders were inspired by their US sister organisation DataKind.org. DataKind UK is part of the global DataKind network. DataKind, Inc holds the trademarks for DataDive, DataCorps, and DataKind, which DataKind UK is licensed to use. The organisations share learnings and DataKind runs international online-only events that UK volunteers can participate in.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datakind-uk
• Xx.com/DataKindUK

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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