Friends of Smarden Church

Analysis

Friends of Smarden Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Smarden Church reported income of £14k and spending of £8,381, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £54k to £14k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Smarden Church sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Brancepeth Village Hall Association (£14k), 1st Chadsmoor Scout Group (£14k) and The Friends of All Saints Church, Brightlingsea (£14k).