The Estuary League of Friends

Analysis

The Estuary League of Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04238939). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Estuary League of Friends reported income of £579k and spending of £613k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £710k to £579k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Estuary League of Friends sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Ghazali Multi-Cultural Centre (£578k), St David's Medical Foundation (£580k) and Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charitable Fund (£578k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 43%, donations and legacies 36%, trading 20% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £23k. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £674k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.