The Friends of Holy Rood Schools

Analysis

The Friends of Holy Rood Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Friends of Holy Rood Schools reported income of £11k and spending of £3,274, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £12k to £11k (-9.4%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Friends of Holy Rood Schools sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% 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 Preshute Primary School Association (£11k), Archives West Midlands (£11k) and European Suzuki Teaching Development Trust (£11k).