Friends Action North East

Analysis

Friends Action North East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends Action North East reported income of £180k and spending of £154k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £161k to £180k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends Action North East sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stepping Stones DS (£180k), The Pantry for Blacon (£180k) and The Recovery Tree Charity (£180k).