The Friends of St Nicolas Church, Shoreham by Sea

Analysis

The Friends of St Nicolas Church, Shoreham by Sea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in August 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Nicolas Church, Shoreham by Sea reported income of £14k and spending of £629, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,157 to £14k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Nicolas Church, Shoreham by Sea sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% 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 The Orthodox Church of St Cuthbert, Chesterfield and District (£14k), The Sure Foundation (£14k) and The Darwin Community Association (£14k).