The city hailed as the most generous in Britain for second year running
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailLiverpool has been crowned the UK's most generous city for the second consecutive year, according to figures from fundraising platform GoFundMe. The Merseyside city topped the list, which ranks locations based on donor numbers relative to population, demonstrating a consistent charitable spirit.A prominent local appeal was for toddler Sienna-Rose Millen, whose family needed over £100,000 for a private medical flight after she collapsed on holiday in Mexico. Elsewhere in Merseyside, more than £370,000 was raised for a new playground at Churchtown Primary School. This poignant effort honoured pupils Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Bebe King, six, along with seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, who were tragically killed in the Southport knife attack last July.The fundraiser was the fourth-biggest campaign on the crowdfunding platform in 2025.open image in galleryWilliam and Kate view paintings during a visit to Churchtown Primary School in Southport in September after the new commemorative playground was created (Phil Noble/PA Wire)GoFundMe chief executive Tim Cadogan said: “We’ve seen people across the UK help each other in extraordinary ways this year, and Liverpool taking the top spot once again is a testament to the generosity of its community.”The most generous city rankings, published on Thursday, saw Glasgow in second place and London third, with Cardiff and Bristol taking up fourth and fifth positions.Norwich came in sixth place and Manchester in seventh, while Belfast was number eight in the list and Edinburgh number nine.Wrexham in North Wales made GoFundMe’s top 10 most generous cities for the first time following a campaign by mother Jasmin Roberts, who needed to raise £1.5 million for her one-year-old son Ollie to have heart surgery in the US.Ollie is due to have the surgery at Stanford Children’s Hospital in California in January after the fundraising target was reached.The campaign was the biggest fundraiser globally this year based on number of donations and was supported by Hollywood actor and Wrexham AFC co-chairman Ryan Reynolds, who donated £10,000.
