Exclusive: ‘Perfect storm’ hits charities as close to 5m Brits have stopped donating since start of the pandemic

More than 4.6m fewer people in the UK have been donating to charities this year compared to 2019. What’s more, 2021 has been more challenging than 2020, with almost 700,000 more people halting their donations this year compared to the peak of the pandemic last year, according to recent YouGov research analysed by smart software provider Lightful. [...]