Friends of Collett

Analysis

Friends of Collett is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hemel Hempstead. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Collett reported income of £23k and spending of £37k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £80k to £23k (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of Collett sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Megan Mai Foundation (£23k), Crosscanonby Community Centre (£23k) and The Capacity Foundation (£23k).

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.