The Community of St Francis

Analysis

The Community of St Francis is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in March 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Community of St Francis reported income of £252k and spending of £194k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £371k to £252k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Community of St Francis sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of S. Mary the Virgin Tottenham (£252k), Trinity Church Gosforth (£252k) and Dar Alhekma Trust (£252k).