Melbourn County Primary School Parent Teacher and Friends Association

Analysis

Melbourn County Primary School Parent Teacher and Friends Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Royston. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Melbourn County Primary School Parent Teacher and Friends Association reported income of £27k and spending of £12k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £24k to £27k (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Melbourn County Primary School Parent Teacher and Friends Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Virdee Foundation (£27k), Andover Division Guide Association (£27k) and War Memorial Village Hall and Institute (£27k).