Friends of Downs Junior (Fodj)

Analysis

Friends of Downs Junior (Fodj) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Downs Junior (Fodj) reported income of £21k and spending of £36k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £12k to £21k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Downs Junior (Fodj) sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reverend George Barnsley's Foundation (£21k), Oaa UK Trust (£21k) and 1st Olveston Scout Group (£21k).