FRIARY DROP-IN LIMITED

Registered charity 1056825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIARY DROP-IN, FRIARY DROP-IN CENTRE, THE FRIARY

The Friary delivers advice, health and support services which help empower local vulnerable unemployed adults to rebuild their lives. We offer a variety of services under one roof so as to help address the complex needs represented within our client base. These services include a GP surgery, drugs counselling, welfare rights advice, clothing and food provision and IT literacy training.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£469k
Latest spending
£473k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £4,168, significantly better than the forecast deficit. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £372,079, which the trustees note equates to around nine months of outgoings, exceeding their long-term policy target of six months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month average annual expenditure (held: £372k)
“In the long term the Friary aims to have uncommitted reserves equivalent to a minimum of six month average annual expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Friary (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£521k
Total spending
£392k
Reserves (reported)
£421k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~12.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£469k£473k
31/03/2024£428k£542k
31/03/2023£487k£426k
31/03/2022£405k£397k
31/03/2021£521k£392k

Common questions

Is FRIARY DROP-IN LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £4,168, significantly better than the forecast deficit. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £372,079, which the trustees note equates to around nine months of outgoings, exceeding their long-term policy target of six months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIARY DROP-IN LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIARY DROP-IN LIMITED as a grant recipient include CEO SLEEPOUT, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, THE MARY POTTER CONVENT HOSPITAL TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CEO SLEEPOUTFY2024£12k
CEO SLEEPOUTFY2024£12k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kNottingharn Health and Education Support (NHES)
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kRelief of Poverty
CEO SLEEPOUTFY2023£8k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2023£5k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kRelief of Poverty
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£5kDonations made during the year
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2024£5k
THE MARY POTTER CONVENT HOSPITAL TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kPurposes Beneficial to the Community
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2022£3k
J N DERBYSHIRE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2022£3k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2023£3k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2021£3kWelfare
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£2kDonations made during the year
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2024£2k
WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£2kMinistry
WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£2kMission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2021£2k
WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£1kMinistry
WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£1k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2024£1k
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2025£1k
THE GRAY TRUSTFY2024£1kGeneral category header
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2025£1k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2022£1kWelfare
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2024£960Giving decisions by PCC
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2023£960Charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RUDDINGTONFY2022£960Serving South Nottingham and Rushcliffe, empowering homeless and vulnerable adults.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2024£960Subsequent payments
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RUDDINGTONFY2023£925Not specified in list
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RUDDINGTONFY2024£831
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RUDDINGTONFY2021£644Charitable Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2024£639Collections or events
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2022£620
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2023£606Charitable giving
THE GRAY TRUSTFY2023£500
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUSTFY2023£500
WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£474Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2021£431
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILLFY2022£150

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2006£5kExtending facilities
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2005£49kRent of allotments to provide recreational and leisure time activities
The National Lottery Community Fund04/05/2004£166kHelp previously homeless + unemployed people gain stability + independent l

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COMMUNITY OF THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE RENEWAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIARY DROP-IN LIMITED£469k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY OF THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE RENEWAL FY2025£401k—0above—no doubt
FREEDOM COMMUNITY ALLIANCE LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
ST FRANCIS EMPLOYABILITY FY2024£698k——unclear—no doubt
SALFORD LOAVES AND FISHES LTD FY2025£586k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.