Friends of Mir

Analysis

Friends of Mir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Friends of Mir reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £558k to £1.3m (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of Mir sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include TPS Realisations 2024 (£1.3m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke the Evangelist, Maidstone (£1.3m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Marylebone with Holy Trinity St Marylebone (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £71k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.