The Fawcett Society

Analysis

The Fawcett Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04600514). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Fawcett Society reported income of £648k and spending of £652k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £648k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Fawcett Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oasis Centre Community Project-East Manchester (£648k), Luton Irish Forum (£649k) and Cornerstone Community Church (Wales) (£648k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, trading 4.9% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £28k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £294k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.