The Frederick Widdowson Fund

Analysis

The Frederick Widdowson Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Frederick Widdowson Fund reported income of £24k and spending of £9,863, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £234k to £24k (-90%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Frederick Widdowson Fund sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northborough Community Association (£24k), Horam Chapel (£24k) and Oxford Triratna (£24k).