Friends of Rainow School

Analysis

Friends of Rainow School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 Rainow School reported income of £11k and spending of £8,512, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,666 to £11k (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Rainow School sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% 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 The Market Harborough Educational Trust (£11k), Sandgate Primary School PTA (£11k) and Friends of Riverside Primary School (Hereford) (£11k).