The Friends of St Mary's Broughton with St James Bossington

Analysis

The Friends of St Mary's Broughton with St James Bossington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockbridge. It was registered in March 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Mary's Broughton with St James Bossington reported income of £37k and spending of £92k, spending 252% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £37k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 171% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Friends of St Mary's Broughton with St James Bossington sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% 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 Essex Birdwatching Society (£37k), Cheshire Crimebeat (£37k) and The Ol Lentille Trust (£36k).