Friends of Helmsley School

Analysis

Friends of Helmsley School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of Helmsley School reported income of £21k and spending of £24k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1,166 to £21k (+1743%), an average of +107% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 679%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Helmsley School sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guide Association - Epsom Division (£21k), Friends of Thundersley Primary School (£21k) and St John Parent/Teacher Association (£21k).