The Friends of St Laurence, Lurgashall

Analysis

The Friends of St Laurence, Lurgashall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Laurence, Lurgashall reported income of £70k and spending of £4,282, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £70k (+124%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 268%. Over the whole period it spent 2.9% 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 St Laurence, Lurgashall sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manasamitra Limited (£70k), The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust (£70k) and Uttoxeter Heath Community Centre (£70k).