Friends of the Quantocks

Analysis

Friends of the Quantocks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the Quantocks reported income of £39k and spending of £47k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £54k to £39k (-28%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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 the Quantocks sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leigh Village Halls (£39k), The Regal Film Society (£39k) and Borletti-Buitoni Trust (£39k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.