The Francis Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Francis Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanmore. It was registered in November 1962, 64 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 July 2025, The Francis Charitable Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £19k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £12k to £24k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, The Francis Charitable Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern,st Just/Pendeen (£24k), Kingsteignton Senior Citizens Club (£24k) and Clare Liaison and Support Project (£24k).