The Fellowship of St Nicholas

Analysis

The Fellowship of St Nicholas is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in September 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 company (Companies House number 00371615). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Fellowship of St Nicholas reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.8m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Fellowship of St Nicholas sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cord Global (£1.8m), Nottingham and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.8m) and Scunthorpe and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, trading 14%, donations and legacies 5.0% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £292k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.