INSIGHT & BENCHMARKING REPORTS
Free Research for UK Fundraisers
Original data analysis across the UK’s 20,000+ grant-making trusts, foundations and 185,000 charities. Every report is free, built on accurate and verified data, made by real fundraising experts, and designed to give fundraisers the help they actually need.
Our Reports
March 2026
The UK Trust Funding Landscape 2026
A complete analysis of 20,591 grant-makers distributing £17.3 billion annually. Reveals extreme concentration at the top, a tenfold variation in competition between sectors, and a growing disconnect between funder spending and charity income in several themes.
58%
Controlled by top 100
42.7%
Fund one theme only
10x
Competition gap by sector
March 2026
New vs Closed Funders 2020-2026 Review
An analysis of every grant-making trust registered and closed since 2020. The net loss of 818 funders masks a gain of £379m in annual expenditure. The sector is consolidating into fewer, larger organisations while health and overseas aid lose funder share dramatically.
-818
Net funders lost
£379m
Net expenditure gained
-14.4pp
Health funder share lost
March 2026
Trustee Board Size & Charity Income Growth 2026
A 5-year analysis of 39,734 UK charities analysing statistically significant affects on board size and income growth. Our findings provide clear recommendations for the Charity Governance Code to look to update its 5-12 trustee range to better reflect the data we have, and the wide differences this range has for charities of different sizes.
14%
Boards connected to a funder
8+ trustees
Harmful for most charities
3-6 trustees
May be best for smaller charities
March 2026
The UK Animal Charity Sector 2026
An analysis of 3,888 animal charities and 1,077 funders in England & Wales. Funders are more dedicated to animals than most causes, but the funder pool is one of the smallest of any theme. The sector is dependent on legacy income at 8 tmes the sector average.
£2.66bn
Sector income
26.9%
Income from legacies
1,077
Funders in the sector
