The Fern Partnership

Analysis

The Fern Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in RCT. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10156361). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Fern Partnership reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £965k to £1.3m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Fern Partnership 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Torridge, North, Mid and West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.3m), Yorkshire Water Community Trust (£1.3m) and The Brothers of the First Order of the Society of St Francis (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 22%, trading 17% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £224k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.