Sir Francis Popham's Charity

Analysis

Sir Francis Popham's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Sir Francis Popham's Charity reported income of £10k and spending of £8,784, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £8,320 to £10k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sir Francis Popham's Charity sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burnham-On-Crouch United Charity (£10k), Caring Hands Russia Limited (£10k) and Paraton Trust (£10k).