Friends of Sherborne Abbey

Analysis

Friends of Sherborne Abbey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Sherborne Abbey reported income of £143k and spending of £135k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £175k to £143k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 166% 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 Sherborne Abbey sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chislehurst Society CIO (£143k), Forest School Association (£143k) and London Mining Network (£143k).