The Friends of John Blow School

Analysis

The Friends of John Blow School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Friends of John Blow School reported income of £13k and spending of £11k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £612 to £13k (+2005%), an average of +114% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 315%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Friends of John Blow School sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barr Beacon Trust (£13k), Droxford Community Hall (£13k) and The Brabourne and Smeeth Playing Field (£13k).