Friends of the Mead School

Analysis

Friends of the Mead School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Trowbridge. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of the Mead School reported income of £13k and spending of £9,160, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £7,957 to £13k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 279%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of the Mead School sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crigglestone Village Institute (£13k), The City of Cambridge Brass Band (£13k) and Keskerdh Kernow Limited (£13k).