St Albans Finnish School

Analysis

St Albans Finnish School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St. Albans. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Albans Finnish School reported income of £10k and spending of £16k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,400 to £10k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, St Albans Finnish School sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marcopolo700 Foundation Limited (£10k), Bishopsteignton Halls Foundation (£10k) and Association of the Friends of the Burton Art Gallery (£10k).

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.