Friend in Need Community Centre

Analysis

Friend in Need Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnet. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04190545). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friend in Need Community Centre reported income of £89k and spending of £114k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £136k to £89k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friend in Need Community Centre 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 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bexley Winter Shelter (£89k), Cheylesmore Food Hub (£89k) and Faversham Assistance Centre (£89k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.