The Friends of St Andrew's, Colyton

Analysis

The Friends of St Andrew's, Colyton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Seaton. It was registered in August 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Friends of St Andrew's, Colyton reported income of £12k and spending of £6,245, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £5,990 to £12k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 333%. Over the whole period it spent 260% 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 Andrew's, Colyton sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Combs Village Hall Trust (£12k), Sedbury Evangelical Church (£12k) and Haychem Trust (£12k).