The Thomas Farr Charity

Analysis

The Thomas Farr Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in October 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Thomas Farr Charity reported income of £260k and spending of £355k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £264k to £260k (-1.5%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Thomas Farr Charity sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Rabbi Aryeh and Miriam Carmell Memorial Fund (£260k), The Joicey Trust (£261k) and Brightlingsea Community Association (£259k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.