Friends of Armenia

Analysis

Friends of Armenia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Armenia reported income of £83k and spending of £71k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £114k to £83k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Armenia sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spectra (£83k), The Loseley and Guildway Charitable Trust (£83k) and Patrizia Foundation UK CIO (£83k).