The Association of Friends of Connaught Court
Analysis
The Association of Friends of Connaught Court is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Association of Friends of Connaught Court reported income of £27k and spending of £41k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £36k to £27k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Association of Friends of Connaught Court sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Point UK (£27k), The J C Robinson Trust No 3 (£27k) and Barnet Borough Sight Impaired (£26k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY RESIDENTS AT CONNAUGHT COURT AND THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BY THE RECEIPT OF DONATIONS AND BY FUND RAISING EVENTS, ALLOWING FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE USE OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE SUPPORT OF THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE RESIDENTS
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Helping Point UK | London | £27k |
| The J C Robinson Trust No 3 | Cranleigh | £27k |
| Barnet Borough Sight Impaired | Stanmore | £26k |
| Blackburn and District Blind Society | Blackburn | £27k |