Friends of Christ Church School

Analysis

Friends of Christ Church School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford-on-Avon. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Friends of Christ Church School reported income of £24k and spending of £28k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income grew from £11k to £24k (+116%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Christ Church School sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brecon University of the Third Age (£24k), Illyria Consort CIO (£24k) and Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir (£24k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.