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friends trusts limited

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. Friends Trusts Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Company is the denominational trust corporation for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and its principal activity is to act as a custodian trustee . It also receives legacies as trustee for unincorporated Quaker charities.The Company administers certain trusts where it has been appointed managing trustee. The income is distributed in accordance with the terms of each trust.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£210,239
Latest Expenditure
£257,583

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 109.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 13.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £37,927
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £143,370
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £198,793
Raising Funds £31,532
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £144,425
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£210,239£257,5830 / 0
2023£624,539£230,325£198,793£7,383,244£183,5470 / 0
2022£259,685£162,3270 / 0
2021£217,143£372,0580 / 0
2020£530,759£620,198£589,625£7,431,826£12,1320 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers