Friends of Imperial College

Analysis

Friends of Imperial College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorking. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Imperial College reported income of £33k and spending of £36k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £21k to £33k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Imperial College sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rossendale Male Voice Choir (£33k), Halifax Light Opera Society Juniors (£33k) and Canticum (£33k).