Family Friends
Analysis
Family Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02863464). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Family Friends reported income of £348k and spending of £318k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £222k to £348k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Friends sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michael and Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust (£347k), John Beane's Charity CIO (£348k) and Starfish Greathearts Foundation (£347k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Family Friends' objectives are the relief of children and parents in despair and distress and the prevention of emotional and physical abuse of such children. The aims of the charity are to give long-term practical and emotional support to parents and children in need through trained volunteers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Michael and Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust | West Sussex | £347k |
| John Beane's Charity CIO | Surrey | £348k |
| Starfish Greathearts Foundation | London | £347k |
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God Living Water Parish, Stoke-On-Trent | Stoke-On-Trent | £348k |