John Fricker's Charity of 1696

Analysis

John Fricker's Charity of 1696 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, John Fricker's Charity of 1696 reported income of £21k and spending of £30k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £29k to £21k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, John Fricker's Charity of 1696 sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manasseh Christian Centre (£21k), Christian Faith Church International (£21k) and Kumar Foundation (£21k).