Effinity Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Effinity Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Effinity Charitable Foundation reported income of £67k and spending of £36k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £57k to £67k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Effinity Charitable Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jozef Pilsudski Institute of Research Limited (£67k), Billericay Arts Association (£67k) and The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts (£67k).