Little Giving

Analysis

Little Giving is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2020, 6 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Little Giving reported income of £650k and spending of £686k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £198k to £650k (+228%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Little Giving 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends Provident Charitable Foundation (£650k), Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (£651k) and Ferdinando & Luigi Innocenti Foundation (£649k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £656k. Reserves of £19k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.