The Freeman 1st Foundation

Analysis

The Freeman 1st Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridlington. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Freeman 1st Foundation reported income of £34k and spending of £77k, spending 229% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £138k to £34k (-75%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Freeman 1st Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ardal Aberystwyth Rotary Club (£34k), New Fellowship CIO (£34k) and Removers Benevolent Association (£34k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.