Friends of Williamsons Tunnels

Analysis

Friends of Williamsons Tunnels is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03316101). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Williamsons Tunnels reported income of £19k and spending of £20k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £19k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Williamsons Tunnels 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 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire Rewilding Network (£19k), Society for Landscape Studies (£19k) and Bury Water Meadows Group (£19k).