Friends of Benjamin Franklin House

Analysis

Friends of Benjamin Franklin House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01362091). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Benjamin Franklin House reported income of £442k and spending of £483k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £427k to £442k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Benjamin Franklin House 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 The Denys Eyre Bower Bequest (£442k), Art Workers' Guild Trustees Ltd (£442k) and The National Funding Scheme (£440k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.