Friends of the Young Disabled

Analysis

Friends of the Young Disabled is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2024, Friends of the Young Disabled reported income of £31k and spending of £33k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2024, income grew from £16k to £31k (+95%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of the Young Disabled sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Decibels (£31k), Realife Trust (£31k) and Mere and District Day Centre (£31k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.