The Followers of St Francis at San Damiano Trust

Analysis

The Followers of St Francis at San Damiano Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Followers of St Francis at San Damiano Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £22k, spending 217% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £10k to £10k (-1.3%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 185% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Followers of St Francis at San Damiano Trust sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North London Spiritualist Church (£10k), Friends of St Paul's Church of England (V.a.) Primary School (£10k) and James J Fattorini Charitable Trust (£10k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.