Friends of Whirlow Brook Park

Analysis

Friends of Whirlow Brook Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Friends of Whirlow Brook Park reported income of £21k and spending of £9,803, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2026, income grew from £9,854 to £21k (+110%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Whirlow Brook Park sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Audley End (£21k), 38th Leicester Scout Group (£21k) and Saltburn in Bloom (£21k).