Friends of St James Park

Analysis

Friends of St James Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Friends of St James Park reported income of £39k and spending of £46k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £80k to £39k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of St James Park sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedford Tigers Community Foundation (£39k), Elmbridge Community Link (£39k) and Lincoln ADHD Support Group (£39k).