I Fagiolini Charitable Trust

Analysis

I Fagiolini Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, I Fagiolini Charitable Trust reported income of £260k and spending of £130k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £170k to £260k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, I Fagiolini Charitable Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ukrainian Institute London (£260k), National Association of Clubs for Young People (£260k) and Matrix Arts Centre (£260k).