Friends of Fir Bank

Analysis

Friends of Fir Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of Fir Bank reported income of £14k and spending of £11k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3,208 to £14k (+325%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Fir Bank sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warrington Bereavement Support (£14k), Llanrug's Heroes Memorial Institution (£14k) and Institute of Health Promotion and Education (£14k).