Friends of Gosforth School

Analysis

Friends of Gosforth School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Seascale. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Gosforth School reported income of £16k and spending of £10k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £16k to £16k (+1.6%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Gosforth School 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 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Coleford Bishop Henderson School (£16k), 1st Kingshill Scout Group (£16k) and Gloucestershire East Division Girl Guides (£16k).