The findings from the Generosity Report 2025 show that while levels of giving have generally increased since our report in 2024, there is still a significant giving gap waiting to be unlocked in the UK.
UK Christians give an average of £124 a month, an increase of £47 compared to last year. However, potential average giving, based on the biblical principle of tithing or giving away 10%, is £236 a month.
The report’s findings can help to close this giving gap
As we have sought further granularity on UK Christians and the drivers and barriers to their giving, we have seen an encouraging link between those who read the Bible and attend church regularly and a generosity that can go beyond tithing. For these givers, not only is that generosity founded on a theological appreciation of all that God has given us, but joy is also experienced in the process (21% overall, rising to 42% for Committed Christians).
However, this is not the case for all UK Christians. There continue to be clear barriers to giving, related to trust and affordability that anyone seeking support must overcome. The data and insights of this report are a crucial first step; a better understanding of the behaviour and attitudes of the most generous will in turn equip us to invite and nurture our donors more effectively.
In partnership together, we need to foster and nurture a stronger culture of generosity if we are to see significantly higher levels of generosity unlocked in the UK. It is only when we embed in our hearts a conviction that generosity is a cornerstone of effective discipleship will we all find the courage to teach and receive on the subject more boldly; to prayerfully adopt a mindset of plenty; and to step into radical levels of giving that will have an explosive impact for God’s Kingdom. We've compiled a list of helpful resources to get you started.
Helpful resources
For church and charity leaders
The Stewardship Partner Account for Churches and Charities can help you to invite generosity and increase your support base, so that you feel equipped and encouraged to grow your vision and further your missional impact.
Explore our training and events opportunities, which include our Lunchtime Dial-In sessions for anyone involved in the financial stewardship of a church or charity. The free Stewardship health check tool enables church and charity leaders to work through all the key functional areas, diagnosing and suggesting actions for improvement as needed.
We also offer a range of professional services for churches and charities.
Explore our library of online resources on all aspects of biblical generosity. We’ve shared a starter list below:
Raising the standard: transforming the culture of money in the church
Good financial management helps churches avoid dangers
How to communicate financial information to your church or Christian charity (stewardship.org.uk).
How to make a successful appeal for churches and charities (updated for Charities Act 2022)
Bible economics series:, Part 1: Checking our temperature
Part 2: Patterns of right relationship
Part 3: Thoughts from a Christian financial adviser
We also recommend this free resource:
Foundation Truths on Money and Possessions
If you're looking for further thought leadership, Paul Sutton, minister of All Saints Exeter, kicks off a new series with seven podcasts outlining some of the general principles that underpin the Bible's teaching about giving:
For All The Saints Podcast - Principles for Giving | Free Listening on Podbean App
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For Christian workers
Sign up for The Stewardship Partner Account for Individuals which will help you organise, receive and increase your financial support.
If you support raise with us, register for our Support Raising training and subsequent Support Raising Surgeries, which will help you to see support raising as about Gospel partnership, rather than as just a financial transaction.
Our training is based on the workbook Personal Support Matters which is the revised version of Funding the Family Business by Claire Niclasen and Myles Wilson, published by Stewardship. Personal Support Matters is available to all who raise support to help enable them to do it effectively.
Subscribe to Mission, our bi-monthly email for Christian workers with encouragement, practical tools and training opportunities to strengthen you in your support raising journey.
For donors
The Stewardship Giving Account can help you discover the joy of active generosity. It is trusted by over 30,000 Christians who give to the causes they love with Stewardship.
For donors giving more than £25,000 a year, we offer the Donor Advised Fund account, and for those wanting to establish a fund of £500,000 or more, we offer the Philanthropy Fund account.
Explore our CauseFinder™ database to discover a range of charities working in the areas that you care about most. All causes listed with us have been checked and verified by us.
On our website we have a range of blogs and stories that offer inspiration on biblical stewardship, generosity and giving. Some of our most popular blogs focus on topics such as ‘Should I sell everything and give to the poor?’ and ‘Jesus the Good Steward’. We also have some deeply encouraging personal stories of giving, like this one from an anonymous DAF donor who shares their journey of faithful stewardship.
Stewardship’s Giving Reflections Guide helps you create time and space to explore what generosity means to you and how you would like to shape your giving journey.
We also have a wide collection of devotional guides and practical resources to help you think more deeply about what it means to be generous and prioritise your giving including:
Guide to Giving for Married Couples
Subscribe to Generous, our monthly email for supporters with inspiration, practical tools and guidance to support the causes you love in more meaningful ways.
For our philanthropists, we offer Impact, our quarterly email with news, inspiration and guidance to support you on your giving journey.
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Lyndall McCarthy
Lyn loves working in a team that has a common vision towards transformational change in Jesus’ name. Shaping a joyful customer experience to achieve this is what drives her.
Previously Lyn worked for Habitat for Humanity South Africa as a Communications Specialist. Working for a humanitarian organisation opened her eyes to the sense that we’re part of a greater global community – and that we each have a role to play towards building its’ strength, stability and self-reliance.
Having immigrated to the UK from South Africa, Lyn and her husband and two young children are enjoying exploring the local countryside and hedgehog-spotting!
