The Friends of St James the Great, East Malling

Analysis

The Friends of St James the Great, East Malling is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Malling. It was registered in August 2003, 23 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 June 2025, The Friends of St James the Great, East Malling reported income of £22k and spending of £2,617, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1,425 to £22k (+1431%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 520%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of St James the Great, East Malling sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Match4mission (£22k), The Sheiling Trust (£22k) and Holy River Apostolic Church (£22k).