Friends of the University of Sydney

Analysis

Friends of the University of Sydney is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of the University of Sydney reported income of £192k and spending of £6,667, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £319 to £192k (+60164%), an average of +396% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 9007%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of the University of Sydney sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hellesdon Community Pre-School (£192k), Brent Play Association (£192k) and Willaston Pre-School (£192k).