Friends of Aberdare Park
Analysis
Friends of Aberdare Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aberdare. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Aberdare Park reported income of £23k and spending of £33k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £31k to £23k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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 Aberdare Park sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% 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 Tynedale U3a (£23k), Wrekin U3a (£23k) and Phoenix Singers (Suffolk) (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
FRIENDS OF THE PARK ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING WITH RCTCBC TO IMPROVE THE FACILITIES AND ORGANISE OR HELP TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES IN ABERDARE PARK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tynedale U3a | Northumberland | £23k |
| Wrekin U3a | Wolverhampton | £23k |
| Phoenix Singers (Suffolk) | Saxmundham | £23k |
| Minster Village Hall and Molineux Institute | Ramsgate | £23k |