Friends Reaching Out

Analysis

Friends Reaching Out is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Friends Reaching Out reported income of £74k and spending of £51k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £66k to £74k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends Reaching Out sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medical Women's Federation (£74k), Book Banks (£74k) and The Paul Alan Project CIO (£74k).