The Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom

Analysis

The Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom reported income of £10k and spending of £11k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £14k to £10k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forder Community and Conservation Association (Fcca) (£10k), Mrs I H E M Robertson's Charitable Trust (£10k) and The Friends of St Michael's North Cadbury (£10k).