The Friends of St Nicholas Church, Pluckley

Analysis

The Friends of St Nicholas Church, Pluckley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Nicholas Church, Pluckley reported income of £11k and spending of £5,463, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,480 to £11k (+206%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Friends of St Nicholas Church, Pluckley sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% 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 Farmland Bird Aid Network (£11k), Richmond and District Beekeepers Association (£11k) and The Masham Church (2000) (£11k).