Friends of Swing Gate School

Analysis

Friends of Swing Gate School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkhamsted. It was registered in July 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 July 2025, Friends of Swing Gate School reported income of £32k and spending of £22k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9,846 to £32k (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Swing Gate School sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 102nd Leicester (Aylestone St Andrew) Scout Group (£32k), The Friends of Thames Ditton Infant School (£32k) and The Anthony Lejeune Charitable Trust (£32k).