The Friends of St Mary's Herriard

Analysis

The Friends of St Mary's Herriard is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alton. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Mary's Herriard reported income of £15k and spending of £104k, spending 691% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,763 to £15k (+754%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2695%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Mary's Herriard sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Campaign to Protect Rural England, Berkshire Branch (£15k), The Leamington Society (£15k) and St Mary's Westerham Heritage Trust (£15k).