Reverend Francis Wheeler

Analysis

Reverend Francis Wheeler is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Reverend Francis Wheeler reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £25k to £16k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reverend Francis Wheeler sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Biddenden Consolidated Charity (£16k), Chosen Women Outreach (£16k) and Jam'iat Ihyaa' Minhaaj Al-Sunnah (£16k).