Friends of the Bargello

Analysis

Friends of the Bargello is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 other finance and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Friends of the Bargello reported income of £42k and spending of £57k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £32k to £42k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 297%. Over the whole period it spent 134% 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 Bargello sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sussex Family History Group (£42k), Lymm Festival (£42k) and The Dorchester and District U3a (£42k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.