Bitterne Friends United

Analysis

Bitterne Friends United is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Bitterne Friends United reported income of £10k and spending of £12k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1,264 to £10k (+729%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 347%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bitterne Friends United sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cannock Public Recreation and Pleasure Ground (£10k), Keith Rae Trust (£10k) and The North Memorial Hall (£10k).