The Friends of Pembury Parish Church

Analysis

The Friends of Pembury Parish Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in June 1978, 48 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 April 2025, The Friends of Pembury Parish Church reported income of £11k and spending of £2,963, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,416 to £11k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 49% 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 Pembury Parish Church sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Clement Danes Central Church of the Royal Air Force (£11k), Naturespot (£11k) and Glamis Residents' Association (£11k).