Silsoe Lower School Parent Teacher Association
Analysis
Silsoe Lower School Parent Teacher Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. 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 August 2025, Silsoe Lower School Parent Teacher Association reported income of £13k and spending of £15k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,490 to £13k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Silsoe Lower School Parent Teacher Association sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Willow Bank Infant School Association (£13k), Herrick Playgroup (£13k) and The Friends of South Hampstead High School (F.o.s.h) (£13k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The PTA exists to raise money for the children of Silsoe Lower School. Money is raised from events held for the whole family such as our Christmas Market, Summer Fayre and Children's Bingo Nights and those arranged for parents, for example our very successful May Ball. Money is spent according to the needs of the school. This may be on IT or other equipment or on fun activities for the children.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Bank Infant School Association | Reading | £13k |
| Herrick Playgroup | Leicester | £13k |
| The Friends of South Hampstead High School (F.o.s.h) | London | £13k |
| British Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurses Association | Somerset | £14k |