Friends of Lisburne School

Analysis

Friends of Lisburne School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Lisburne School reported income of £12k and spending of £27k, spending 219% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3,777 to £12k (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 156% 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 Lisburne School sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% 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 1st Camborne (Roskear) Scout Group (£12k), Milner Educational Foundation (£12k) and Holywell Primary School PTA (£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.