The Friends of Asos Chesed

Analysis

The Friends of Asos Chesed is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in June 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Asos Chesed reported income of £285k and spending of £337k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £280k to £285k (+1.7%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Friends of Asos Chesed 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 Subco Trust (£284k), Lindum Sports Association Limited (£285k) and The Norfolk Accident Rescue Service (£284k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.