The Fakenham Relief in Need Charity

Analysis

The Fakenham Relief in Need Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Fakenham Relief in Need Charity reported income of £64k and spending of £30k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4,826 to £64k (+1219%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 1001%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Fakenham Relief in Need Charity sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope for Belper (£64k), Home-Start Dudley (£64k) and St Mary's Fund, Salisbury (£64k).