Friends of the Parish Church of St Dionysius Market Harbrough
Analysis
Friends of the Parish Church of St Dionysius Market Harbrough is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Harborough. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of the Parish Church of St Dionysius Market Harbrough reported income of £22k and spending of £51k, spending 230% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £7,223 to £22k (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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 Parish Church of St Dionysius Market Harbrough sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheringham and District Society (£22k), The Finchley Society (£22k) and Friends of South Park Gardens (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Friends is established to assist in preserving and maintaining in a safe,sound and stable condition the fabric and structure of the Parish Church of St. Dionysius,Market Harborough in the Diocese of Leicester as a building for the benefit of the local community,and,for as long as needed,as a place of Christian Worship.Fund raising is undertaken to achieve objectives
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sheringham and District Society | Sheringham | £22k |
| The Finchley Society | London | £22k |
| Friends of South Park Gardens | London | £22k |
| Friends of Gressenhall - the Norfolk Rural Life Museum | Dereham | £22k |