The Friends of St Mary's and St John's Whitchurch

Analysis

The Friends of St Mary's and St John's Whitchurch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Friends of St Mary's and St John's Whitchurch reported income of £11k and spending of £4,182, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6,000 to £11k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Friends of St Mary's and St John's Whitchurch sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% 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 The Village Alive Trust (£11k), St Michaels Betws-Y-Coed Trust (£11k) and Bampton Exhibition Foundation (£11k).