About Common Change UK
Our Mission
Common Change UK exists to help communities take care of one another. We build simple tools that make it easy to pool resources, share needs, and decide together how to help — because generosity works best when it’s rooted in relationship.
Our Story
Common Change UK is part of a wider story that began with a simple idea: what if a group of people came together, shared what they had, and decided—together—how to support one another?
That practice first took shape in 2005 through Relational Tithe, a small gathering of friends exploring generosity not as charity, but as something more mutual and relational. What started around a kitchen table grew over time, crossing borders as others began to adopt and adapt the practice in their own communities.
Common Change was launched in 2011 to make this way of giving more accessible. In the United Kingdom, it has taken root as a registered charity, supporting groups across the country to form communities of shared generosity—where people show up for one another and make decisions together about how to care.
Today, Common Change UK continues to grow through the energy and commitment of its members—each group a local expression of a simple idea: that generosity works better when it’s shared.
Where We Operate
Common Change is a registered non-profit operating across three regions, each with independent governance:
- United States — 501(c)(3) non-profit (Relational Tithe, Inc.)
- United Kingdom — Registered charity (Common Change UK), eligible for Gift Aid
- South Africa — Registered public benefit organisation