The Friends of St Mary's Petworth

Analysis

The Friends of St Mary's Petworth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petworth. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Friends of St Mary's Petworth reported income of £13k and spending of £7,464, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £8,063 to £13k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 275% 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 St Mary's Petworth sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harborne and Edgbaston U3a (£13k), Chagford Singers (£13k) and Easton-On-The-Hill Village Hall (£13k).