The Central Fund of the Third Order, Society of Saint Francis

Analysis

The Central Fund of the Third Order, Society of Saint Francis is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Central Fund of the Third Order, Society of Saint Francis reported income of £20k and spending of £14k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £21k to £20k (-6.6%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Central Fund of the Third Order, Society of Saint Francis sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coppull and Standish Band (£20k), Jamiat Ahl-E Hadith (£20k) and Cursillos in Christianity in England and Wales (£20k).