Friends of Ford Park Cemetery
Analysis
Friends of Ford Park Cemetery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in November 2007, 19 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 and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Friends of Ford Park Cemetery reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £5,082 to £15k (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Friends of Ford Park Cemetery sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% 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 Southampton University of the Third Age (£15k), Halstock Community Hall (£15k) and The Eastbourne Arts Circle (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
To promote for the public benefit the restoration and maintenance of Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth as a public amenity and to advance the education of the public in the cemetery, its heritage and its social and natural history.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Southampton University of the Third Age | Southampton | £15k |
| Halstock Community Hall | Somerset | £15k |
| The Eastbourne Arts Circle | Eastbourne | £15k |
| Bramshall and Loxley Village Hall | Staffordshire | £15k |