Friends of the Caribbean

Analysis

Friends of the Caribbean is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 06651532). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of the Caribbean reported income of £16k and spending of £15k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £7,554 to £16k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 262%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Friends of the Caribbean 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 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gatehouse Theatre Club (£16k), Sir Arthur Sullivan Society (£16k) and Hambledon Village Hall (£16k).