Strands

Analysis

Strands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cromer. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Strands reported income of £55k and spending of £47k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £55k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Strands sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oaklands Pfa (£55k), 1st Rodbourne Cheney Scout Group (£55k) and Medbourne Playgroup (£55k).