The Friends of Blake Museum

Analysis

The Friends of Blake Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgwater. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Friends of Blake Museum reported income of £12k and spending of £5,495, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,640 to £12k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Friends of Blake Museum sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gosport Solent Brass (£12k), The Iran Society (£12k) and Wick and Monknash Village Hall (£12k).