The Friends of Shakespeare's Church

Analysis

The Friends of Shakespeare's Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stratford-Upon-Avon. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Shakespeare's Church reported income of £30k and spending of £18k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,433 to £30k (+364%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 299% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of Shakespeare's Church sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noddfa Evangelical Church, Pontarddulais (£30k), The Mustard Seed Evangelical Church (£30k) and Messiah Community Church (£30k).