Friends of Factory Row

Analysis

Friends of Factory Row is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Friends of Factory Row reported income of £11k and spending of £13k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6,017 to £11k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 184% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of Factory Row sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateshead West Uniform Scheme (£11k), Corfu Umbrella CIO (£11k) and The Little Things UK (£11k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.