The Finchley Society

Analysis

The Finchley Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Finchley Society reported income of £22k and spending of £9,896, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7,903 to £22k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Finchley Society sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Parish Church of St Dionysius Market Harbrough (£22k), Friends of Gressenhall - the Norfolk Rural Life Museum (£22k) and Sheringham and District Society (£22k).