The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary, Preston St Mary, Suffolk

Analysis

The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary, Preston St Mary, Suffolk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sudbury. It was registered in July 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 April 2025, The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary, Preston St Mary, Suffolk reported income of £10k and spending of £8,413, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,633 to £10k (+533%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary, Preston St Mary, Suffolk sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitwell Common Charity (£10k), The Seven Dials Trust (£10k) and Loose Amenities Association (£10k).