The Friends of Pencarrow

Analysis

The Friends of Pencarrow is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in November 2005, 21 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 December 2025, The Friends of Pencarrow reported income of £51k and spending of £49k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £51k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Pencarrow sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thornton Education Trust ("Tet") (£51k), Neuadd Dyfi (£51k) and Cor Meibion Pontarddulais/ the Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir (£51k).