The Friends of Bishop Gilpin

Analysis

The Friends of Bishop Gilpin is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Friends of Bishop Gilpin reported income of £76k and spending of £82k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £38k to £76k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Friends of Bishop Gilpin sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Aeronautical Society Awards Trust (£76k), St Leonards and St Ives Village Hall (£76k) and Chuter Ede Primary School Fund (£76k).