Camden Giving

Analysis

Camden Giving is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Camden Giving reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £1.7m (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Camden Giving sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice Leicestershire (£1.7m), Chapel & York UK Foundation Limited (£1.7m) and Together Charitable Foundation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £949k. Reserves of £234k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.