The Friends of St Mary's Church Shoreham-By-Sea

Analysis

The Friends of St Mary's Church Shoreham-By-Sea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in July 1980, 46 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Mary's Church Shoreham-By-Sea reported income of £38k and spending of £50k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £38k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 361%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of St Mary's Church Shoreham-By-Sea sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% 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 The Redeemed Christian Church of God Hope House (£38k), 2nd Attenborough (St Marys) Scout Group (£38k) and Living Temple Church (£38k).