Friends of Picu

Analysis

Friends of Picu is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Picu reported income of £283k and spending of £182k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £179k to £283k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Picu sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland (£283k), The Northwick Trust (£283k) and Croydon Tabernacle (£282k).