Friends of Potters Village
Analysis
Friends of Potters Village is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Friends of Potters Village reported income of £359k and spending of £165k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £123k to £359k (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Potters Village sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chichester Medical Education Centre (£359k), Elstree Borehamwood and District Community Association (£359k) and Hitchin Rugby Limited (£358k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
FOPV was set up to help relieve poverty, sickness and malnutrition among children of the Kisoro district, S W Uganda. It aims to achieve this by funding a crisis centre, for the admission and nurture of abandoned and orphaned babies, and a medical centre for care of all local children up to age 12. It also assists with re-settlement and after care of children , in birth or foster families.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chichester Medical Education Centre | West Sussex | £359k |
| Elstree Borehamwood and District Community Association | Borehamwood | £359k |
| Hitchin Rugby Limited | Hertfordshire | £358k |
| North Cumbria Hospitals NHS Charity | Cumbria | £359k |