Friends of Sherfield

Analysis

Friends of Sherfield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hook. It was registered in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Sherfield reported income of £54k and spending of £73k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £36k to £54k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Sherfield sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hilldene Community Association (£54k), The Sir Andrew Martin Trust for Young People (£54k) and Kirwin Davies Foundation (£54k).