Friends of Rode and Norton Schools

Analysis

Friends of Rode and Norton Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Frome. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Friends of Rode and Norton Schools reported income of £11k and spending of £7,640, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income fell from £31k to £11k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Rode and Norton Schools sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horndean and District U3a (£11k), Maypole School Parent Teacher Association (£11k) and Soul of Africa Youth Leadership (£11k).