The Friends of St Mary's, Kingston

Analysis

The Friends of St Mary's, Kingston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in July 1984, 42 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 December 2025, The Friends of St Mary's, Kingston reported income of £21k and spending of £3,145, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £21k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 54% 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 Mary's, Kingston sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherford Church of England Community Church (£21k), The Warner Memorial Trust (£21k) and Peace Foundation (£21k).