Thriftwood School Parents and Friends Association

Analysis

Thriftwood School Parents and Friends Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Thriftwood School Parents and Friends Association reported income of £15k and spending of £3,888, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £687 to £15k (+2073%), an average of +116% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 314%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Thriftwood School Parents and Friends Association sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Insane Root Theatre CIO (£15k), King's Cross Academy Parent Teachers Association (£15k) and Haslemere Schools Charity (£15k).