Friends of Goldstone School

Analysis

Friends of Goldstone School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in February 1994, 32 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, Friends of Goldstone School reported income of £14k and spending of £12k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £15k to £14k (-3.4%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Goldstone School sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Benhurst Association (£14k), Burntwood Lions Club (CIO) (£14k) and Grimsby Cleethorpes Lions Club (CIO) (£14k).