Jigsaw Charity

Analysis

Jigsaw Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Jigsaw Charity reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.3m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.2m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Jigsaw Charity sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Mosaic 1898 Ltd (£2.2m), The E. Hayes Dashwood Foundation (£2.2m) and Mowbray Buildings Ltd (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.2m. Reserves of £123k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.