Befrienders Worldwide

Analysis

Befrienders Worldwide is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07964782). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Befrienders Worldwide reported income of £40k and spending of £50k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £64k to £40k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Befrienders Worldwide sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Botanic Gardens Community Association (£40k), Portobello Community Forum (£40k) and Eccles Community Hall Organisation (Echo) (£40k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.