Trustees of the Franciscan Sisters -Minoress

Analysis

Trustees of the Franciscan Sisters -Minoress is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 61 College Road. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Trustees of the Franciscan Sisters -Minoress reported income of £567k and spending of £531k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £438k to £567k (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Trustees of the Franciscan Sisters -Minoress sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Better Way Recovery (£566k), Allsorts Youth Project Limited (£567k) and The British Wheel of Yoga Limited (£566k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54% and investments 46%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £20k. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 43 months of spending at that rate.