Friends of Gillespie PTA

Analysis

Friends of Gillespie PTA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Gillespie PTA reported income of £54k and spending of £31k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £30k to £54k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Gillespie PTA sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exeter Festival Chorus (£54k), St John's Community Association (£54k) and Writtle Community Association (£54k).