The Society of Friends of Silton
Analysis
The Society of Friends of Silton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in January 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending May 2025, The Society of Friends of Silton reported income of £11k and spending of £4,777, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £4,681 to £11k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Society of Friends of Silton sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 24% 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 Smethwick Spiritualist Church (£11k), Bristol Insight Meditation (£11k) and The Friends of the Church of Saint Michael and All Angels at Clifton Hampden (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Society are the preservation, repair and maintenance of the fabric and curtilage of the Parish Church of S. Nicholas and the Village Hall in the Parish of Silton, Dorset, its organ and bells, and providing such furnishings furniture fittings and structures both interior, exterior and in the curtilage as may be considered appropriate by the Committee of the Society
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Smethwick Spiritualist Church | Smethwick | £11k |
| Bristol Insight Meditation | Bristol | £11k |
| The Friends of the Church of Saint Michael and All Angels at Clifton Hampden | London | £11k |
| Mark Goldberg Charitable Trust | London | £11k |