Friends of Olc

Analysis

Friends of Olc is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Olc reported income of £34k and spending of £32k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £16k to £34k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Olc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheen Mount Primary School Fund (£34k), 3rd Worcester Scout Group (£34k) and Horniman Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£34k).