Friends of Banham School

Analysis

Friends of Banham School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Banham School reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,435 to £12k (+759%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 278%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Banham School sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ryehill Village Institute (£12k), Saddleworth Women's Institute (£12k) and Tadworth Village Hall (£12k).