THE FELLOWSHIP OF ST NICHOLAS
Registered charity 208446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FSN
The principal business of the Fellowship of St Nicholas (FSN) is to support children and families, particulary those suffering the effects of poverty, disadvantage, neglect and abuse.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £101,247 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a deficit in restricted funds. The trustees confirm that free reserves (general fund) amounted to £56,186, while total unrestricted funds stood at £1,323,521. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: prudent management of investment assets to ensure there is sufficient liquidity available to finance the charity’s work at all times (held: £56k)
“The policy of the Trustees is to build reserves to assist towards new projects and to cover any unforeseen expenditure by means of prudent management of investment assets to ensure there is sufficient liquidity available to finance the charity’s work at all times.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Manningtons. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FSN (Fellowship of St Nicholas) (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/05/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/03/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Judith Ann Rogerschair
- Dr Roger Elias
- Geoffrey Longmire
- JANET MARY WYATT
- John French · trustee of 1 other charity
- Mary Osman
- Nigel Lloyd
- Richard Cuff
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FELLOWSHIP OF ST NICHOLAS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £101,247 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a deficit in restricted funds. The trustees confirm that free reserves (general fund) amounted to £56,186, while total unrestricted funds stood at £1,323,521. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Manningtons.
Who funds THE FELLOWSHIP OF ST NICHOLAS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FELLOWSHIP OF ST NICHOLAS as a grant recipient include THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE THREE OAKS TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEXHILL, THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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