Friends of Oswald Road School

Analysis

Friends of Oswald Road School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2026, Friends of Oswald Road School reported income of £15k and spending of £7,582, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2026, income fell from £16k to £15k (-6.5%), an average of -1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Oswald Road School sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ladybrook Primary School (£15k), The Friends of Compton Primary School (£15k) and Wanborough Village Hall (£15k).