Friends of Academic Research in Georgia (Farig)

Analysis

Friends of Academic Research in Georgia (Farig) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Academic Research in Georgia (Farig) reported income of £21k and spending of £14k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £21k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 299%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Academic Research in Georgia (Farig) sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Hall (Swanton Novers) (£21k), Horspath Village Hall Committee (£21k) and Whitstable and District Choral Society (£21k).