The Friends of Potten End School

Analysis

The Friends of Potten End School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkhamsted. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Friends of Potten End School reported income of £20k and spending of £5,495, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,502 to £20k (+337%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Friends of Potten End School sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mikes Trust (£20k), Blackmoor Village Hall (£20k) and Horndean Junior School Association (£20k).