THE BROTHERS OF THE FIRST ORDER OF THE SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS

Registered charity 236464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIRST ORDER BROTHERS OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT FRANCIS, SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS, SSF

Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

1969

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£1.0m

Cost of raising funds

£19k

Reserves (reported)

£639k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Br Alf Micael Carlstrom SSFchair
Br Austin Keith Iverson Davis
Br Benedict Winsper SSF
Br Christopher John SSF
Br Cristian Buliga SSF
Br Hugh Cobbett
Br James Mohun Yonge SSF
Br James Race
Br Malcolm Fountain SSF
Br Martin Price SSF
Br Nicholas Alan Worssam
Br Richard Sydney Double SSF
Br Robert Ames Chase

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dorset · Italy · Kent · Newham · Northern Ireland · Northumberland · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£1.3m	£1.0m
30/06/2024	£1.1m	£871k
30/06/2023	£1.1m	£827k
30/06/2022	£1.3m	£825k
30/06/2021	£713k	£899k

Common questions

Who funds THE BROTHERS OF THE FIRST ORDER OF THE SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BROTHERS OF THE FIRST ORDER OF THE SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS as a grant recipient include Third Order, Society of Saint Francis, THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
Third Order, Society of Saint Francis	FY2024	£2k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST	FY2023	£2k
Third Order, Society of Saint Francis	FY2025	£1k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£1k