Freedom Community Alliance Limited

Analysis

Freedom Community Alliance Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06628989). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Freedom Community Alliance Limited reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £822k to £1.3m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Freedom Community Alliance Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Development Aid From People to People UK (£1.3m), Fulham Reach Boat Club (£1.3m) and West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63% and donations and legacies 33%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,952. Reserves of £801k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.