Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd

Analysis

Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08556424). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd reported income of £504k and spending of £521k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £243k to £504k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calday Grange Swimming Pool Trust (£503k), Solihull Indoor Bowls Club Limited (£504k) and Abbey People CIO (£502k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £170k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.