The Friendly Hand

Analysis

The Friendly Hand is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04209036). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friendly Hand reported income of £31k and spending of £159k, spending 509% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £37k to £31k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 321% 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 Friendly Hand sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church of England 6 Crown Street Endowment Fund (£31k), Kent Kidney Patients Association (£31k) and Stone Community First Responders (£31k).

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.