Upperthong Old School

Analysis

Upperthong Old School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holmfirth. It was registered in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Upperthong Old School reported income of £20k and spending of £44k, spending 213% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £52k to £20k (-60%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Upperthong Old School sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Fernhurst School (£20k), Cotton End PTFA (£20k) and 2nd New Haw Scout Group (£20k).