Wickens Family Foundation
Analysis
Wickens Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Wickens Family Foundation reported income of £224k and spending of £178k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £236k to £224k (-5.3%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Wickens Family Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Fremington Devon (£224k), Friends of the Hailey Day Centre (£224k) and The Van Neste Foundation (£224k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Foundation is a grant making charity. Its grant making activity will primarily focus on making grants to charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales for the purposes of assisting disadvantaged young people and adults (both in the UK and worldwide).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Fremington Devon | Barnstaple | £224k |
| Friends of the Hailey Day Centre | Hertfordshire | £224k |
| The Van Neste Foundation | Bristol | £224k |
| Wantage Independent Advice Centre | Wantage | £225k |