FearFree Charity

Analysis

FearFree Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Trowbridge. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03360057). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, FearFree Charity reported income of £5.2m and spending of £4.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £5.2m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, FearFree Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Martin-In-The-Fields Charity (£5.2m), YMCA Wolverhampton (£5.2m) and Windle Trust International (£5.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69% and donations and legacies 30%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Reserves of £246k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 155 people.