Friends of Bitteswell School

Analysis

Friends of Bitteswell School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in March 1999, 27 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 and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of Bitteswell School reported income of £64k and spending of £12k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £7,919 to £64k (+710%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 333%. Over the whole period it spent 42% 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 Bitteswell School sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society for Existential Analysis (£64k), The Drayson Foundation (£64k) and Cornwall Guide Association (£64k).