Friends of Rusthall School

Analysis

Friends of Rusthall School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in January 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Rusthall School reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £14k to £15k (+5.0%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Rusthall School sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alnwick and District Choral Society (£15k), Barnes District Girl Guides Local Association (£15k) and The Sirenian Singers (£15k).