Friends of Ardleigh St Mary’s

Analysis

Friends of Ardleigh St Mary’s is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Ardleigh St Mary’s reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2,286 to £11k (+385%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 759%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Ardleigh St Mary’s sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% 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 North Devon Dance Festival (£11k), Charlotte House Prep School PTA (£11k) and Pulham Market Village Hall (Otherwise Pulham Market Memorial Hall) (£11k).