Friends of Singlegate School

Analysis

Friends of Singlegate School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2009, 17 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 makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Singlegate School reported income of £35k and spending of £19k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,559 to £35k (+1287%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 375%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Singlegate School sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girlguiding Colneis District (£35k), Whitstable Maritime Ltd (£36k) and Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir (£35k).