Friends of Lakeside Primary School
Analysis
Friends of Lakeside Primary School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Lakeside Primary School reported income of £16k and spending of £4,716, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,326 to £16k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Lakeside Primary School sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchcombe Area U3a (£16k), Friends & Family Association of Dinas Powys Primary School (£16k) and South Durham U3a (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
FoLPS raises funds to help Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy provide services to its pupils that could not ordinarily be met from the school budget. It also funds, in part or in whole, improvements to the fabric of the school that could not ordinarily met from the school budget.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Winchcombe Area U3a | Gloucestershire | £16k |
| Friends & Family Association of Dinas Powys Primary School | Vale of Glamorgan | £16k |
| South Durham U3a | Darlington | £16k |
| Manor Road Primary P.t.f.a. | Chorley | £16k |