Croston Old School

Analysis

Croston Old School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leyland. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03686322). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Croston Old School reported income of £47k and spending of £59k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £47k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Croston Old School sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hatch-Barnwell Charitable Trust (£47k), 1st Mountsorrel Scout Group (£47k) and Igen Trust (£47k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.