Friends of Hurst Farm

Analysis

Friends of Hurst Farm is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Matlock. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Friends of Hurst Farm reported income of £22k and spending of £47k, spending 209% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £53k to £22k (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Friends of Hurst Farm sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolton Surti Sunni Vohra Muslim Association Limited (£22k), Hartlip Village Hall (£23k) and St Leonards Langho Scout Group (£22k).

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.