Friends of Acton School

Analysis

Friends of Acton School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides human resources and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Acton School reported income of £11k and spending of £5,726, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £159 to £11k (+6965%), an average of +190% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 5233%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Acton School 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 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brimscombe School PTA (£11k), The Radyr Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£11k) and Finchingfield Scout Group (£11k).