Friends 4 Cads
Analysis
Friends 4 Cads is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in March 1994, 32 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 4 Cads reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,855 to £11k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 320%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends 4 Cads sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whissendine School Parents Association (£11k), Horton Kirby PTA (£11k) and Breaking the Cycle (£11k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The activities of the Charity are those which:-Extend relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school.Support the school and advance the education of the pupil's attending it.Provide and assist in the provision of such facilities or items for education at the school (not provided from statutory funds).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Whissendine School Parents Association | Oakham | £11k |
| Horton Kirby PTA | Dartford | £11k |
| Breaking the Cycle | Leicester | £11k |
| Welford Educational Trust (Incorporating Welford Church of England School and School House Trust) | Leicestershire | £11k |