The Downley Old School Community Association

Analysis

The Downley Old School Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Downley Old School Community Association reported income of £40k and spending of £30k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10k to £40k (+286%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Downley Old School Community Association sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include C James Cadbury Charity (£40k), The Rotary Club of Sanderstead & Selsdon Serving South Croydon (£40k) and The Melville Club (£40k).