Friends of Colchester Museums and Art Galleries

Analysis

Friends of Colchester Museums and Art Galleries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Friends of Colchester Museums and Art Galleries reported income of £15k and spending of £9,515, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £8,620 to £15k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 383%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Colchester Museums and Art Galleries sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include De Mowbray Music (£15k), Ilkley & North Bradford Band Association (£15k) and The Vaughan Williams Singers (£15k).