Friends of St Georges

Analysis

Friends of St Georges is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in June 1997, 29 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 March 2025, Friends of St Georges reported income of £33k and spending of £506, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,581 to £33k (+341%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 47% 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 St Georges sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vinters Valley Park Trust CIO (£33k), St Mary's Church East Bergholt Preservation Society (£34k) and St Agnes Local Improvements Committee (£33k).