Friends of Didsbury Park

Analysis

Friends of Didsbury Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Didsbury Park reported income of £15k and spending of £11k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £15k (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Didsbury Park sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mansfield Colliery Miners' Welfare Trust (£15k), Alphington Primary School Parents Teachers and Friends Association (£15k) and Yaxley Public Hall (£15k).