Fine Giving

Analysis

Fine Giving is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Fine Giving reported income of £33k and spending of £18k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £55k to £33k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Fine Giving sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peter Bibby Charitable Trust (£33k), The Folklore Library and Archive (£33k) and The Cindy Appleyard Foundation (£33k).