The Fern Street Settlement

Analysis

The Fern Street Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1967, 59 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Fern Street Settlement reported income of £41k and spending of £44k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £15k to £41k (+181%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Fern Street Settlement sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bhagwan Valmik Cultural Association Oxford (£41k), The Daniella Logun Foundation (DLF) (£41k) and S20 Food Bank (£41k).