Friends of the Priory Church Christchurch Dorset

Analysis

Friends of the Priory Church Christchurch Dorset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the Priory Church Christchurch Dorset reported income of £166k and spending of £9,434, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,999 to £166k (+5437%), an average of +173% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 1073%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of the Priory Church Christchurch Dorset sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Church, Boroughbridge (£166k), Thirsk and Northallerton Methodist Circuit (£166k) and A Day with Mary (£166k).