Freeva

Analysis

Freeva is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05733540). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Freeva reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.2m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Freeva sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fyling Hall School Trust Limited (£2.2m), The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (£2.2m) and The Engineering Development Trust (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £167k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.