Friends of Gobowen School

Analysis

Friends of Gobowen School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oswestry. It was registered in February 1997, 29 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 Gobowen School reported income of £13k and spending of £6,778, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,048 to £13k (+1162%), an average of +88% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 430%. Over the whole period it spent 52% 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 Gobowen School sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saltford District Guide Association (£13k), Friends of More Park (£13k) and Arden School Association (£13k).