The Friends of the Old Palace, Croydon

Analysis

The Friends of the Old Palace, Croydon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carshalton. It was registered in October 1970, 56 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 March 2026, The Friends of the Old Palace, Croydon reported income of £13k and spending of £370, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £789 to £13k (+1602%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 890%. Over the whole period it spent 9.6% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Friends of the Old Palace, Croydon sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Oaks Charity (£13k), Court Hill Charity (£13k) and Flamborough Bird Observatory Trust Limited (£13k).