Friends of Squirrels

Analysis

Friends of Squirrels is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Squirrels reported income of £60k and spending of £48k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £16k to £60k (+285%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Squirrels sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kendrick Foundation (£60k), Society for Medieval Archaeology (£60k) and Parrott and Lee Educational Foundation (£60k).