Friends of Radstock

Analysis

Friends of Radstock is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in April 2002, 24 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 March 2026, Friends of Radstock reported income of £20k and spending of £22k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £20k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Radstock sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Rowlands Castle Scout Group (£20k), The Old Nottinghamians War Memorial Trust (£20k) and The Croydon Dyslexia Association (£20k).