Fast Familiar

Analysis

Fast Familiar is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06191989). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fast Familiar reported income of £129k and spending of £99k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £147k to £129k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fast Familiar sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Folk Camps Society Limited (£128k), The Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra (£129k) and Hyson Green Youth Club (£128k).