Friends of Lorenden (Preparatory School)

Analysis

Friends of Lorenden (Preparatory School) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Faversham. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Lorenden (Preparatory School) reported income of £22k and spending of £23k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,326 to £22k (+250%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Lorenden (Preparatory School) sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shrewsbury & Oswestry Crucial Crew (£22k), The Bellaria Foundation (£22k) and Friends of Sun Hill Infant School (£22k).