Friends for Development

Analysis

Friends for Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06458819). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends for Development reported income of £27k and spending of £13k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £27k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends for Development sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centre for Outdoor Activity and Community Hub (£27k), Elmdon Heath Community Centre (£27k) and The William and Grace Trust (£27k).