The Fan Circle International

Analysis

The Fan Circle International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Braintree. It was registered in July 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Fan Circle International reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £26k to £12k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income dropped by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Fan Circle International sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South London Sinfonia (£12k), Pendle Ladies Choir (£12k) and Crosby Ravensworth Village Hall (£12k).