Friends and Places Together

Analysis

Friends and Places Together is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend on Sea. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08554307). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Friends and Places Together reported income of £148k and spending of £164k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £88k to £148k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends and Places Together sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spitz Music Charity (£148k), North Wales Freemasons Charity (£148k) and Col-Reno Limited (£148k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.