The Friends of Whitegate School

Analysis

The Friends of Whitegate School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwich. It was registered in March 2003, 23 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, The Friends of Whitegate School reported income of £11k and spending of £22k, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,281 to £11k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Friends of Whitegate School sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Kent Advanced Motorcyclists (£11k), Friends of Wheelock School (£11k) and The Constance Owens Trust (£11k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.