Friends of Shirley Infant School

Analysis

Friends of Shirley Infant School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in June 2000, 26 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 August 2025, Friends of Shirley Infant School reported income of £15k and spending of £13k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,665 to £15k (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Shirley Infant School sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St John's Primary School (£15k), Clwyd City of Sanctuary (£15k) and Onslow Infant School Parent Teacher Association (£15k).