Friends of Priors Wood School

Analysis

Friends of Priors Wood School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ware. It was registered in October 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 August 2025, Friends of Priors Wood School reported income of £10k and spending of £4,162, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,097 to £10k (+826%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 781%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Priors Wood School sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% 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 2nd Paulton Scout Group (£10k), Guestling Bradshaw Primary School Parent-Teacher Association (£10k) and The Friends of Hempnall School (£10k).