Friends of Melsonby School

Analysis

Friends of Melsonby School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Melsonby School reported income of £12k and spending of £6,006, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,084 to £12k (+482%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Melsonby School sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 12th Wyre Forest (Blakedown) Scout Group (£12k), St Louis PTA (£12k) and Friends of the Mendip School PTA (£12k).