Friends of the Topsham School

Analysis

Friends of the Topsham School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in January 1995, 31 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 and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of the Topsham School reported income of £11k and spending of £8,176, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,782 to £11k (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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 the Topsham School sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% 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 Friends of William Martin PTA (£11k), Cranleigh Village District Guides (£11k) and Friends of Bosmere School (£11k).