The Friends of the Three Schools

Analysis

The Friends of the Three Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in July 1996, 30 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 September 2025, The Friends of the Three Schools reported income of £33k and spending of £36k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £12k to £33k (+181%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Friends of the Three Schools sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Clevedon Scout Group (£33k), Church Eaton Grammar School Educational Foundation (£33k) and CWRT Rawlin PTA (£33k).