B:friend

Analysis

B:friend is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, B:friend reported income of £413k and spending of £350k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £211k to £413k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, B:friend sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riding for the Disabled (Woodbridge & District Group) (£413k), Together Our Community (£413k) and Age Concern Dover Limited (£412k).