Friends of the Newport Ship

Analysis

Friends of the Newport Ship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of the Newport Ship reported income of £25k and spending of £36k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £13k to £25k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 the Newport Ship sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Southampton Scrap Store (£24k), Scalby Village Trust (£25k) and The Teddington Society (£24k).