The Friends of St.nicholas Church

Analysis

The Friends of St.nicholas Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St.nicholas Church reported income of £17k and spending of £4,815, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,243 to £17k (+308%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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 sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chale Horticultural Society (£17k), The Miller Woodland Trust (£17k) and Kingston Upon Thames Society (£17k).