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Registered charity · No. 288455

The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students

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The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, disability.

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What are the key facts about The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£22,998
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£39,539
Registered charity number
288455
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
University of Portsmouth
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students (number 288455) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students do?

To benefit disabled persons and in particular disabled students.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students

Answers The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
The Francia's Trust for Handicapped Students
Where it says it operates
Hampshire · Isle of Wight · West Sussex · Portsmouth City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students registered for?

Education/trainingDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students as a registered charity (number 288455) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students's charity number?
The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students's charity number is 288455. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 288455?
Search 288455 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students do?
To benefit disabled persons and in particular disabled students.
Does The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students?
The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students?
The register does not record The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students's trustees paid?
The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students: The Francia's Trust for Handicapped Students.
When was The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students registered as a charity?
The Francia's Trust for Disabled Students was entered on the register on 19 January 1984.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.