Friends of Lea School
Analysis
Friends of Lea School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Matlock. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Lea School reported income of £15k and spending of £8,856, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,802 to £15k (+433%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of Lea School sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Refugee Relief Ynys MÔN (£15k), The Strongtower Foundation (£15k) and Christ's Saints in London (£15k).
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|---|---|---|
| Refugee Relief Ynys MÔN | Gwynedd | £15k |
| The Strongtower Foundation | London | £15k |
| Christ's Saints in London | London | £15k |
| Rotary Parkstone Charitable Incorporated Organisation | Poole | £15k |