Friends of Brandon Wood

Analysis

Friends of Brandon Wood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03666857). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Friends of Brandon Wood reported income of £27k and spending of £20k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £14k to £27k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Brandon Wood sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derwent Valley Light Railway Society (£27k), Friends of the Moot Hall Charitable Trust (£28k) and The D W Mitchell Charitable Trust (£27k).