Parkside Friends & Alumni Fund
Analysis
Parkside Friends & Alumni Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Parkside Friends & Alumni Fund reported income of £15k and spending of £35k, spending 238% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,114 to £15k (+1213%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 241%. Over the whole period it spent 168% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Parkside Friends & Alumni Fund sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% 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 Takeley Primary School Parent Friends Association (£15k), The Kollel Averchim New Square Trust (£15k) and Friends of Maple Infants' School (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trustees hold the trust fund and its income upon trust to apply them for the following objects in Cambridge:-To advance the education of the students of Cambridge Academic Partnership providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for experiences outside the classroom.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Takeley Primary School Parent Friends Association | Essex | £15k |
| The Kollel Averchim New Square Trust | London | £15k |
| Friends of Maple Infants' School | Surbiton | £15k |
| Friends of Newlands (PTA for Newlands Pry School) | Yateley | £15k |