The Friends of St Mary's Church Polstead

Analysis

The Friends of St Mary's Church Polstead is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Friends of St Mary's Church Polstead reported income of £108k and spending of £7,641, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £5,888 to £108k (+1733%), an average of +107% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 1537%. Over the whole period it spent 19% 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 Mary's Church Polstead sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Southwark Environment Trust (£108k), Wirral Guides (£108k) and Friends of the Lower Derwent Valley Conservation Group (£107k).