There is. Without a legal framework its just an association that claims not to make a profit. This is all word games though as be clearly don't agree on the definition of a non-profit organization.
No. In UK, many an unregistered association is a non-profit e.g. sports clubs, volunteer groups, societies.
Anyway, "non-profit" is (i.e. "only makes sense defined as...") a legal status, it isn't just a way to say "not making money" (after all, we wouldn't call any failing business a non-profit, right?), so it really doesn't make any sense to ask if an illegal underground gang is "non-profit". GP is correct to point that out.
Incorrect.
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/non-prof...
noun [ C ]
uk /ˌnɒnˈprɒf.ɪt/ us /ˌnɑːnˈprɑː.fɪt/
(also not-for-profit)
an organization whose aim is to make money for a social or political purpose or to provide a service that people need, rather than to make a profit
(Definition of non-profit from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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That's Cambridge UK.
> However, there is a "charity" status in UK, and you'd have be a registered organization to obtain it.
Again incorrect.
Both I and GP have pointed out the crux of the matter, and you are ignoring it.
"They're not 'a' non-profit".
> and you are ignoring it.
No. I am challenging it.
I've seen no evidence either way and so far it seems nor have you. So let's wait and see.