The Friends of the Keep Archives

Analysis

The Friends of the Keep Archives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Friends of the Keep Archives reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £20k to £13k (-34%), an average of -9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Keep Archives 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 Chagford Singers (£13k), Keswick Museum and Art Gallery (£13k) and The Friends of St Mary's Petworth (£13k).