The Friends of Sompting Church

Analysis

The Friends of Sompting Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worthing. It was registered in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2026, The Friends of Sompting Church reported income of £10k and spending of £1,635, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income grew from £2,433 to £10k (+313%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2026, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of Sompting Church sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Matthews Church Youth Centre (£10k), The Friends of Matching Church and Ancient Marriage Feast Room (£10k) and Doncaster Progressive Spiritualist Church (£10k).