Friends of Mettupalayam

Analysis

Friends of Mettupalayam is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Friends of Mettupalayam reported income of £36k and spending of £32k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £41k to £36k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Friends of Mettupalayam sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Storrington Charity Trust Fund (£36k), Soul's Harbour Pentecostal Church (£36k) and C and M Ministries (£36k).