The Friends of Stow Surgery
Analysis
The Friends of Stow Surgery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Stow Surgery reported income of £71k and spending of £50k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £45k to £71k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 672%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Friends of Stow Surgery sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include African Community Heritage Hub Limited (£71k), M. S. Research Treatment and Education Limited (£71k) and The Dylan Strong Foundation (£71k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision from gifts legacies and fundraising activities of medical equipment and services for the benefit of the patients of the surgery at Stow-On-The-Wold not provided from state funds or by statutory authority.
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|---|---|---|
| African Community Heritage Hub Limited | Birmingham | £71k |
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| The Dylan Strong Foundation | Tadworth | £71k |
| Creating Adventures | Warrington | £71k |