Friends of the River Frome

Analysis

Friends of the River Frome is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warminster. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the River Frome reported income of £56k and spending of £47k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,343 to £56k (+789%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 2835%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 the River Frome sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green and Away (£56k), Holgate Windmill Preservation Society (£57k) and Zero Carbon Harrogate (£56k).