Austin Friars

Analysis

Austin Friars is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in April 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01894340). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Austin Friars reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income grew from £4.7m to £5.4m (+16%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Austin Friars sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gads Hill School (£5.4m), The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom (£5.4m) and National College for Digital Skills (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and trading 3.7%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. It employed 92 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.