Friends of Defford and Besford CE Primary School

Analysis

Friends of Defford and Besford CE Primary School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in February 2004, 22 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, Friends of Defford and Besford CE Primary School reported income of £13k and spending of £4,259, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3,731 to £13k (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 232%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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 Defford and Besford CE Primary School sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parents and Friends of Elmwood School Association (£13k), Gwynedd District Scout Council (£13k) and Wings to Fly (£13k).