Shefford Lower School Parents and Staff Association

Analysis

Shefford Lower School Parents and Staff Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Shefford Lower School Parents and Staff Association reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £7,832 to £12k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Shefford Lower School Parents and Staff Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashcott Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£12k), PSJ Primary Parent School Association (£12k) and Thrive Education Inclusion Services (£12k).

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.