The Friends of Albury Old Saxon Church

Analysis

The Friends of Albury Old Saxon Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in August 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Friends of Albury Old Saxon Church reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,322 to £13k (+447%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 678%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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 Albury Old Saxon Church sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% 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 Trimdon Concert Brass Band (£13k), The Lerryn and St Veep Memorial Hall (£13k) and Bilton and Woodfield Community Library Group (£13k).