Friends of Sheldon School

Analysis

Friends of Sheldon School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Friends of Sheldon School reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £8,258 to £12k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 150%. 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, Friends of Sheldon School sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Roselands School Association (£12k), Friendly Association of Burleigh School (£12k) and Burwash School Parents Teachers and Friends Association (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.