Friends of Park Lane Special School

Analysis

Friends of Park Lane Special School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in December 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides other finance and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Friends of Park Lane Special School reported income of £12k and spending of £9,682, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £1,155 to £12k (+943%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 502%. Over the whole period it spent 187% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of Park Lane Special School sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victorious Voice of Freedom Mission CIO (£12k), The Probert Charitable Trust (£12k) and Shed Oxford (£12k).