Friends of West Pennard School

Analysis

Friends of West Pennard School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Glastonbury. It was registered in February 2005, 21 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 2024, Friends of West Pennard School reported income of £27k and spending of £24k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income grew from £1,931 to £27k (+1293%), an average of +141% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 527%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 West Pennard School sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Busy Buddies (£27k), Clacton on Sea Lions Club (CIO) (£27k) and 3rd Lymm(17th Warrington) Scout Group (£27k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.