Friends of Roshni UK

Analysis

Friends of Roshni UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Roshni UK reported income of £42k and spending of £538, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £42k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of Roshni UK sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Think Different (£42k), Keren L'kiruv Yisroel (£42k) and Nasirulahi-Wali-Fathu Greater Manchester (£42k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.