Our charities
Stamp Social Ltd selects the three charities directly, and names them here. This keeps the path simple: no opaque "committee" of unnamed people. The selection may change over time; any change is published here.
All three are UK-registered charities, selected by Stamp Social Ltd, not partners of Stamp. They do not endorse Stamp, and the selection is subject to change.
Why exactly three
Three is deliberate, not arbitrary.
- 1 Each pound goes further. Splitting the pool three ways instead of four or five means each charity receives a materially larger share. Concentration matters more than breadth at this scale.
- 2 Three mirrors the product. Stamp's rhythm is one slow, considered post a day. Three charity slots reads as the same kind of considered balance rather than a long list.
- 3 Three is legible. With three clear slots, anyone can see exactly where the charity share goes and why each one was chosen. A long, sprawling list of causes would blur that.
- 4 UK-registered, permanently. Even as Stamp grows into other markets, the charity pool stays in the UK. Payments and legal remain in one jurisdiction. A French member's subscription still flows to UK causes, which creates a stronger, more concentrated impact at home rather than a diffuse international split.
How the money moves
Each of the three receives an equal third of the charity pool, paid once a year after our financial year-end, once the year's profit is known. Paying once a year on actual profit, rather than estimating it quarter by quarter, is the honest way to give a true third of profit. Payments are unconditional outright donations from Stamp Social Ltd to each UK-registered charity (Qualifying Charitable Donations under Part 6 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010). We hope each charity publishes a short impact note alongside the payment, so members can see what their share funded, and we expect most will, but no payment is gated on a report being filed. Each year's donations are recorded in our annual accounts, filed publicly at Companies House. That public record, the same one every UK company is held to, is the accountability surface.
Subject to change
Stamp Social Ltd selects the charities. The selection may change over time, and any change is published here with its rationale. Members are customers, not parties to the donations; they cannot direct or enforce them. Each payment is an outright unconditional donation by Stamp Social Ltd to a UK-registered charity, made with no obligation on the charity in return.
The charity commitment is set out in the Stamp Pledge. Receiving charities are selected by Stamp Social Ltd, not partners, and are under no obligation to Stamp in return. Each payment is an outright unconditional donation. Members are not parties to the donations and cannot direct or enforce them; our annual accounts at Companies House, which record each year's donations, are the accountability surface. For charity enquiries, write to hello@stamp.foundation.