The Flicka Foundation

Analysis

The Flicka Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penryn. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08652312). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Flicka Foundation reported income of £1.8m and spending of £867k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £708k to £1.8m (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Flicka Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Soi Dog UK CIO (£1.8m), Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association and Cheltenham Animal Shelter (£1.8m) and RSPCA Radcliffe Shelter Trust (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84% and investments 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £945k. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 60 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.