Friends of Blackmore School

Analysis

Friends of Blackmore School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Friends of Blackmore School reported income of £19k and spending of £15k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income fell from £26k to £19k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Blackmore School sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastville,midville,new Leake Charity Trust Fund (£19k), Flitwick Together (£19k) and Aughton Recreation Room (£19k).