The Friends of St Margaret the Queen Buxted

Analysis

The Friends of St Margaret the Queen Buxted is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in April 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Margaret the Queen Buxted reported income of £18k and spending of £8,300, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £19k to £18k (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Margaret the Queen Buxted sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Springforth International Ministry Church (£18k), The Southern Unitarian Association (£18k) and Blue Bell Hill Community Association (£18k).