The Friends of Southridge First School

Analysis

The Friends of Southridge First School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitley Bay. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Friends of Southridge First School reported income of £18k and spending of £27k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2,896 to £18k (+518%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 441%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Southridge First School sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kings Hill School Friends (£18k), Grace Flora Randall Trust (£18k) and 5th Gosport Sea Scout Group (£18k).