Friends of Nettlebed School

Analysis

Friends of Nettlebed School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Nettlebed School reported income of £32k and spending of £24k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20k to £32k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Friends of Nettlebed School sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Verdon Street Enterprises (£32k), The St Pinnock Band Community Hall Association (£32k) and Nurhak Cultural Centre (£32k).