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The Friends of Poling Church and Community

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1198861ArundelGrant-making and general purposes
Income£38k2026-03-21
Spending£29ksame year
Spent / received44%4-year average
Size in its cause67th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2022CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Friends of Poling Church and Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Arundel. It was registered in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Friends of Poling Church and Community reported income of £38k and spending of £29k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £5,449 to £38k (+595%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 695%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Friends of Poling Church and Community sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Edith Maud Ellis 1985 Charitable Trust (£38k), The Ann and Barry Evans Foundation (£38k) and L G Harris Trust (£38k).

Income and spending

£0£10k£21k£31k£41k2023 Income: £5,4492023 Spending: £38620232024 Income: £5,2092024 Spending: £10020242025 Income: £41,4252025 Spending: £10,76620252026 Income: £37,8652026 Spending: £28,5372026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The advancement of the Christian religion by maintaining and enhancing the Parish Church of St Nicholas Church Poling in the Diocese of Chichester, including its fabric, monuments, churchyard, curtilage, fences gates and its rights of way and as a resource in the development and assistance of the community, residents, and churchgoers of

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Edith Maud Ellis 1985 Charitable TrustThirsk£38k
The Ann and Barry Evans FoundationKent£38k
L G Harris TrustHove£38k
Mary Alice Harris Charitable TrustFarnham£38k