Flat Friends UK

Analysis

Flat Friends UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Flat Friends UK reported income of £27k and spending of £36k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,435 to £27k (+675%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 346%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Flat Friends UK sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohr Yisroel (£27k), Chifundo UK (£27k) and St Marks CEP School PTA Tunbridge Wells (£27k).