The Friends of Victoria University of Wellington

Analysis

The Friends of Victoria University of Wellington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lingfield. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05556345). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Friends of Victoria University of Wellington reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £11k to £15k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 913%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Friends of Victoria University of Wellington sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 7th Wyre Forest (Comberton and Offmore) Scout Group (£15k), Polish Saturday School in Cardiff (£15k) and Friends of Lower Peover School (£15k).