The Friends of Thomas Coram School

Analysis

The Friends of Thomas Coram School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkhamsted. It was registered in December 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, The Friends of Thomas Coram School reported income of £19k and spending of £30k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,536 to £19k (+316%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 640%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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 Thomas Coram School sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% 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 Azar (£19k), Friends of Tudor Court Association (£19k) and Arab Friendship Association (£19k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.