Friends of Helmdon School

Analysis

Friends of Helmdon School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2026, Friends of Helmdon School reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2026, income grew from £4,798 to £11k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Helmdon School sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Recreation Ground (Known Locally As the Thirsk and Sowerby Flatts Preservation Trust) (£11k), Plumpton Activity Scheme (£11k) and Llanddewi Brefi Women's Institute (£11k).