Friends of Shipdham School

Analysis

Friends of Shipdham School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thetford. It was registered in November 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 makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Shipdham School reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £16k to £15k (-5.0%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Shipdham School sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2nd Beaufort & Rassau Scout Group (£15k), Rain Midrara Supporting Hands Ltd (£15k) and King's Lodge Friends (£15k).