Burntwood Be a Friend

Analysis

Burntwood Be a Friend is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burntwood. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Burntwood Be a Friend reported income of £135k and spending of £123k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2025, income grew from £73k to £135k (+86%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Burntwood Be a Friend sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Friends of the Gibraltar Kollel (£135k), Friends of Namuwongo Community Foundation (£135k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Sutton-In-Ashfield (£135k).