Friends of Ucd

Analysis

Friends of Ucd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02843001). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Ucd reported income of £166k and spending of £167k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £107k to £166k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Ucd sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Cerney Pre-School Playgroup (£166k), All Saints Pre-School (£166k) and Burdett Estate Playgroup (£166k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.