Friends of Ivy Bank

Analysis

Friends of Ivy Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Ivy Bank reported income of £15k and spending of £31k, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,453 to £15k (+957%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 417%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Ivy Bank sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hussey Trust (£15k), Friends of Red Oaks (£15k) and Friends of St John's & St Clement's (£15k).