Friends of the Marian Franciscans
Analysis
Friends of the Marian Franciscans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the Marian Franciscans reported income of £99k and spending of £216k, spending 220% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £99k (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 428%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of the Marian Franciscans sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingdom Central (£99k), All Saints Methodist Church Abingdon (£99k) and Masjid Umar Cardiff (£99k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To support the daily sustenance, accommodation, formation, growth and development of the Marian Franciscans, a rapidly growing Roman Catholic religious family of friars based in Portsmouth and Dundee, UK, who lead a life of prayer and penance and provide spiritual and corporal works of mercy locally and online following the teachings and spirituality of St Francis of Assisi and St Maximilian Kolbe
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Central | West Midlands | £99k |
| All Saints Methodist Church Abingdon | Abingdon | £99k |
| Masjid Umar Cardiff | Caerdydd | £99k |
| Bethel Baptist Church, Bedwas | Caerphilly | £99k |