The Friends of St Nicholas' and Wisley Churches

Analysis

The Friends of St Nicholas' and Wisley Churches is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Nicholas' and Wisley Churches reported income of £14k and spending of £10k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £160k to £14k (-91%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 30% 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' and Wisley Churches sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% 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 Kenninghall Lands Trust (£14k), Whitby in Bloom (£14k) and Monumental Brass Society (£14k).