The Friends of the Saffron Walden Parish Church

Analysis

The Friends of the Saffron Walden Parish Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of the Saffron Walden Parish Church reported income of £12k and spending of £4,365, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,739 to £12k (+340%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of the Saffron Walden Parish Church sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Bartholomew's Nympsfield (Mills Bequest) (£12k), Rock Fire Rain (£12k) and Buckland Chapel Trust (£12k).