About with Friends

Analysis

About with Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cromer. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, About with Friends reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.7m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, About with Friends sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary CIO (£2.7m), Congregation of Jesus (Loreto Sisters) English Province (£2.7m) and West Norfolk Community Transport Project (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 2.2% and trading 1.9%. Charitable activities took 0.4% of spending and raising funds 100%. Reserves of £143k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.