The Friendly Trust

Analysis

The Friendly Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03608297). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friendly Trust reported income of £775k and spending of £887k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £515k to £775k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Friendly Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Torfaen (£775k), Bakewell and Eyam Community Transport (£776k) and Runnymede and Spelthorne Cab (£775k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £309k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.