Arab Friendship Association

Analysis

Arab Friendship Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Arab Friendship Association reported income of £19k and spending of £17k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £20k to £19k (-5.1%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Arab Friendship Association 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 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dinglewell Infant School Fund (£19k), Azar (£19k) and Keinton Mandeville Parent Staff Association (£19k).