Society of Saint Francis Central Fund

Analysis

Society of Saint Francis Central Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Society of Saint Francis Central Fund reported income of £155k and spending of £156k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £137k to £155k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Society of Saint Francis Central Fund sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tashi Lhunpo Monastery UK Trust (£153k), Clowns Without Borders UK (£155k) and Llandaff Diocesan Mothers Union (£153k).