The Friends of Walkington School

Analysis

The Friends of Walkington School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beverley. It was registered in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of Walkington School reported income of £18k and spending of £20k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,752 to £18k (+924%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 776%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Friends of Walkington School 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 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yelden Village Hall (£18k), Hinderclay Village Hall (£18k) and Margam Community Centre (£18k).

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.