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Arnold Academy PTA

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1037814BedfordEducation and training
Income£26k2026-08-31
Spending£27ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause57th pctEducation and training
Registered1994Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Arnold Academy PTA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in May 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 2026, Arnold Academy PTA reported income of £26k and spending of £27k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £13k to £26k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Arnold Academy PTA sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairfields PTFA (£26k), St Mary's Parents Teachers & Friends Association (Greenfield) (£26k) and Northmead Supporters Team (£26k).

Income and spending

£0£7,030£14k£21k£28k2022 Income: £13,3742022 Spending: £6,97920222023 Income: £10,3502023 Spending: £8,22120232024 Income: £17,2632024 Spending: £23,65320242025 Income: £28,1192025 Spending: £21,16820252026 Income: £25,6642026 Spending: £27,4402026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

FUND RAISING TO PROVIDE THOSE EXTRAS THAT THE SCHOOL IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS FOR THE CHILDREN AT THE SCHOOL.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Fairfields PTFACheshunt£26k
St Mary's Parents Teachers & Friends Association (Greenfield)Oldham£26k
Northmead Supporters TeamGuildford£26k
RetraceMansfield£26k