Bakewell and District Friday Group
Analysis
Bakewell and District Friday Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Bakewell and District Friday Group reported income of £10k and spending of £11k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £26k to £10k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bakewell and District Friday Group sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frimley Park Cystic Fibrosis Charity (£10k), Teviot Action Group (£10k) and The Farrington Hopkins Trust (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We meet each Friday. Members are brought by community bus to the Medway Centre. They have coffee, then socialise by chatting, playing cards, dominoes etc. A hot lunch is provided. There is various entertainment during the afternoon. Two or three times a year we organise days out.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Frimley Park Cystic Fibrosis Charity | Surrey | £10k |
| Teviot Action Group | London | £10k |
| The Farrington Hopkins Trust | Liverpool | £10k |
| Lowther Charitable Settlement | Northampton | £10k |