The Friends of the Blake School Association

Analysis

The Friends of the Blake School Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Witney. It was registered in May 1998, 28 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 August 2025, The Friends of the Blake School Association reported income of £13k and spending of £3,883, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9,326 to £13k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 the Blake School Association sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% 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 Rotary Club of Burntwood Trust Fund (£13k), Acle and Brundall Lions Club (CIO) (£13k) and Ladygrove School Association (£13k).