Funders Together

Analysis

Funders Together is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05596299). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Funders Together reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £569k to £1.2m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Funders Together sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coram Leap Confronting Conflict (£1.2m), One-Eighty Limited (£1.2m) and East Lindsey Information Technology Centre (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £515k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.