St Francis Employability

Analysis

St Francis Employability is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Francis Employability reported income of £698k and spending of £701k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £525k to £698k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Francis Employability 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shama Womens Centre (£697k), The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited (£698k) and Hackney Community Law Centre (£697k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 3.0% and donations and legacies 1.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £360k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.