Friends of Cookham Abbey

Analysis

Friends of Cookham Abbey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidenhead. It was registered in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Cookham Abbey reported income of £34k and spending of £52k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income fell from £86k to £34k (-60%), an average of -60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Cookham Abbey sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swindon Allotments and Leisure Gardens Association (£34k), Cardiganshire Horticultural Society (£34k) and 1st Larch Farm Scout Group (£34k).