S E Franklin's Charitable Trust No 3

Analysis

S E Franklin's Charitable Trust No 3 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in September 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, S E Franklin's Charitable Trust No 3 reported income of £22k and spending of £244k, spending 1104% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £29k to £22k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 578% 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, S E Franklin's Charitable Trust No 3 sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Sleaford Charity Trust (£22k), The H Henderson Family Charitable Trust (£22k) and The David and Marie Grumitt Foundation (£22k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.