Friends of Willaston School Association

Analysis

Friends of Willaston School Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in November 2008, 18 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 September 2025, Friends of Willaston School Association reported income of £23k and spending of £29k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £3,740 to £23k (+510%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 380%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Willaston School Association sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% 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 Cameratina Ltd (£23k), The Elgar Chorale of Worcester (£23k) and Blues and Roots Ensemble (£23k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.