The Friends of the Parish Church of Saint Dunstan, Cranbrook

Analysis

The Friends of the Parish Church of Saint Dunstan, Cranbrook is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Friends of the Parish Church of Saint Dunstan, Cranbrook reported income of £15k and spending of £6,884, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6,675 to £15k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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 the Parish Church of Saint Dunstan, Cranbrook 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 Bramshall and Loxley Village Hall (£15k), The Flag Institute (£15k) and Halstock Community Hall (£15k).