Friend Counselling (London) Ltd

Analysis

Friend Counselling (London) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01345530). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friend Counselling (London) Ltd reported income of £762k and spending of £685k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £575k to £762k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friend Counselling (London) Ltd sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stockport Without Abuse (£762k), Acacia Family Support (£763k) and Mid & North Powys Mind (£761k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, donations and legacies 46% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,641. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £588k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.