Folkestone Nepalese Community (FNC)

Analysis

Folkestone Nepalese Community (FNC) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in January 2021, 5 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Folkestone Nepalese Community (FNC) reported income of £228k and spending of £211k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £53k to £228k (+331%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Folkestone Nepalese Community (FNC) 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 Edward Bush Charitable Trust (£227k), Mental Health World Cup (£229k) and Plumstead Community Law Centre Ltd. (£227k).