Friends of Baranovich

Analysis

Friends of Baranovich is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Baranovich reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £13k to £11k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Baranovich sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kinyan Hatorah Mifal Hashas (£11k), Bancroft Centre (£11k) and Excell 3 Limited (£11k).

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.