The Friends of Sun Rising

Analysis

The Friends of Sun Rising is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Friends of Sun Rising reported income of £54k and spending of £4,752, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £39k to £54k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 5.8% 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 Sun Rising sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oxton Society (£54k), Bedfordshire Bee Keepers Association (£55k) and Campaign to Protect Rural England (Shropshire Branch) (£54k).