Friends of Saint Mary's Bruton

Analysis

Friends of Saint Mary's Bruton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Saint Mary's Bruton reported income of £14k and spending of £759, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £753 to £14k (+1744%), an average of +107% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 328%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of Saint Mary's Bruton sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Venerabile (£14k), Charis Covenant Ministry (£14k) and Friends of Aldbury Church (£14k).