The Friend Publications Limited
Analysis
The Friend Publications Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00604838). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Friend Publications Limited reported income of £444k and spending of £414k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £372k to £444k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friend Publications Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crawley Baptist Church (£444k), Taunton Deane and South Sedgemoor Methodist Circuit (£444k) and Morris Cerullo World Evangelism (£444k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The production and publishing of a weekly and quarterly magazine for the benefit of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, for the purpose of propagating the religious teaching of that Society and of promoting interest in its work.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Crawley Baptist Church | Crawley | £444k |
| Taunton Deane and South Sedgemoor Methodist Circuit | Somerset | £444k |
| Morris Cerullo World Evangelism | Bedfordshire | £444k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Hove | Hove | £444k |