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Friends of Imperial Square Heritage and Conservation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1143665GloucestershireEnvironment and conservation
Income£11k2025-09-30
Spending£294same year
Spent / received390%5-year average
Size in its cause47th pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered2011Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Friends of Imperial Square Heritage and Conservation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07639324). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Imperial Square Heritage and Conservation reported income of £11k and spending of £294, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £101 to £11k (+10694%), an average of +222% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 26927%. Over the whole period it spent 390% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Imperial Square Heritage and Conservation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Stockers Lake (£11k), The Hertford County Association of Change Ringers Bell Restoration Fund (£11k) and Friends of Whitcliffe Common (£11k).

Income and spending

£0£25k£50k£75k£100k2021 Income: £1012021 Spending: £020212022 Income: £372022 Spending: £100,00020222023 Income: £10,0002023 Spending: £55020232024 Income: £10,0772024 Spending: £20,53220242025 Income: £10,9022025 Spending: £2942025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The conservation and enhancement of the public areas of Imperial Square Cheltenham (including Imperial Gardens), including the installation of copies of some of the original features for the benefit and enjoyment of all members of the public.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Friends of Stockers LakeMiddlesex£11k
The Hertford County Association of Change Ringers Bell Restoration FundWatford£11k
Friends of Whitcliffe CommonLudlow£11k
The John Innes Society for Conservation in the John Innes Estate at MertonLondon£11k