The Friends of Octavia

Analysis

The Friends of Octavia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01851320). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of Octavia reported income of £67k and spending of £57k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £63k to £67k (+5.9%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Friends of Octavia sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of Harriet Louisa Loxton (£67k), Basingstoke & District Young Carers (£67k) and Stoke on Trent Lions Club (CIO) (£67k).