Friends of Ardley Hill

Analysis

Friends of Ardley Hill is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Ardley Hill reported income of £15k and spending of £23k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,842 to £15k (+733%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 237%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Ardley Hill 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 Hayfield Parent Teacher Association (£15k), Dormandsland School Parent Teacher Association (£15k) and 7th Walthamstow Scout Group (£15k).

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.