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Arkholme School Parents Teachers and Friends Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1091970LancashireEducation and training
Income£22k2025-08-31
Spending£11ksame year
Spent / received91%5-year average
Size in its cause55th pctEducation and training
Registered2002Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Arkholme School Parents Teachers and Friends Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in May 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 August 2025, Arkholme School Parents Teachers and Friends Association reported income of £22k and spending of £11k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15k to £22k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Arkholme School Parents Teachers and Friends Association sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moorlands Schools Federation PTA (£22k), 1st Armitage Scout Group (£22k) and The Parent Teacher Association of Horncastle County Primary School (£22k).

Income and spending

£0£6,839£14k£21k£27k2021 Income: £14,6582021 Spending: £27,35420212022 Income: £11,9912022 Spending: £11,53220222023 Income: £15,6552023 Spending: £9,87820232024 Income: £15,6922024 Spending: £12,54320242025 Income: £22,2342025 Spending: £11,3442025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Arkholme PTFA works to support the school and its children, not only by raising funds for equipment and travel costs, but by encouraging a collaborative and fun relationship between staff, parents, governors, the Arkholme community and, of course, the children themselves.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Moorlands Schools Federation PTABath£22k
1st Armitage Scout GroupRugeley£22k
The Parent Teacher Association of Horncastle County Primary SchoolLincolnshire£22k
Aberford C of E Primary School PTALeeds£22k