The Friends of St Lawrence Church Bovingdon

Analysis

The Friends of St Lawrence Church Bovingdon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Lawrence Church Bovingdon reported income of £14k and spending of £601, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,404 to £14k (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 190% 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 St Lawrence Church Bovingdon sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spirewatch (£14k), Friends of St Peter's Church Winchcombe (£14k) and Dovery Manor Museum (£14k).