Friends of St Matthew's Primary School

Analysis

Friends of St Matthew's Primary School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surbiton. It was registered in February 2007, 19 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 provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of St Matthew's Primary School reported income of £18k and spending of £22k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15k to £18k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 55% 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 St Matthew's Primary School sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnstaple and North Devon Museum Development Trust (£18k), Wakefield Civic Society (£18k) and Hunton Parish Hall (£18k).