The Friends of Care Homes

Analysis

The Friends of Care Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Radlett. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2026, The Friends of Care Homes reported income of £27k and spending of £42k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £22k to £27k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Friends of Care Homes sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ukutogether (£27k), Mayors Appeal Fund (£27k) and New Life Horse Care Sanctuary (£27k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.