Friends of Heatherlands

Analysis

Friends of Heatherlands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Heatherlands reported income of £10k and spending of £9,763, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £489 to £10k (+1997%), an average of +114% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 660%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Heatherlands sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% 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 St Paulinus Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (£10k), Friends of Gusford Primary School (£10k) and Burys Scout and Guide Headquarters (£10k).