THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS

Registered charity 1082335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS LIMITED

Latest income

£564k

Latest spending

£567k

Registered

2000

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income

£564k

Total spending

£567k

Cost of raising funds

£81k

Reserves (reported)

£219k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Adelle Brenner
Antonio Bruno
David William Scammell · trustee of 1 other charity
George Robert Murray Burn · trustee of 1 other charity
Gillian Sue Hardy
Jacqueline Diane Hewitt
Karen Chandler
Lindsay Victoria Garfitt-Brown
MELIAN BARBARA MANSFIELD · trustee of 2 other charities
Sefton Elia Kwasnik · trustee of 1 other charity
Sheila Mary Phillips

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£564k	£567k
31/03/2025	£543k	£505k
31/03/2024	£385k	£572k
31/03/2023	£489k	£567k
31/03/2022	£460k	£378k

Common questions

Who funds THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS as a grant recipient include THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY, THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2023	£25k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	FY2023	£10k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2025	£10k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2023	£8k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2024	£4k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2024	£3k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	FY2024	£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	—