Friends of St Chads

Analysis

Friends of St Chads is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of St Chads reported income of £20k and spending of £4,660, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,461 to £20k (+257%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of St Chads sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scientiae (£19k), Arts Dream Selsey (£20k) and Friends of St Helen's Church & Community Centre (£19k).