Friends of Furze Down

Analysis

Friends of Furze Down is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckingham. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Furze Down reported income of £19k and spending of £7,708, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £19k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 408%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Furze Down sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 8th Darlington (Cockerton Green) Scout Group (£19k), Arlingham Victory Hall (£19k) and Louth Navigation Trust (£19k).