Friends of Towneley Park

Analysis

Friends of Towneley Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Friends of Towneley Park reported income of £11k and spending of £17k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income fell from £17k to £11k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Towneley Park sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% 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 St John's House Trust (Bridgend) (£11k), Cambridge Concert Orchestra (£11k) and Wetherby and District Silver Band (£11k).