Canynges Society (Friends of St Mary Redcliffe)

Analysis

Canynges Society (Friends of St Mary Redcliffe) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Canynges Society (Friends of St Mary Redcliffe) reported income of £37k and spending of £36k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £33k to £37k (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Canynges Society (Friends of St Mary Redcliffe) sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% 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 Rehoboth Trust (£37k), Al-Ma'rifah Foundation (£37k) and James Ravenscroft Charity (£37k).