Welford and Wickham Friends

Analysis

Welford and Wickham Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Welford and Wickham Friends reported income of £11k and spending of £7,494, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,113 to £11k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Welford and Wickham Friends sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Crockerne Scout Group (£11k), Fox Hill PTA (£11k) and St Stephen's School Trust (£11k).