Friends of Fordwich and District

Analysis

Friends of Fordwich and District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in May 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Fordwich and District reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,254 to £17k (+1272%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 332%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Fordwich and District sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of All Saints' Brixworth (£17k), Pocklington Canal Amenity Society (£17k) and Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust (£17k).