Friends of Bucklebury C of E School

Analysis

Friends of Bucklebury C of E School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of Bucklebury C of E School reported income of £23k and spending of £29k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6,603 to £23k (+243%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Bucklebury C of E School sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include COFEPOW - THE CHILDREN, (FAMILIES and FRIENDS) OF THE FAR EAST PRISONERS OF WAR (£23k), Tewin Cowper School Parents Association (£23k) and Harlyn School Fundraising Association (£23k).