Friends of Friar's Grove Schools

Analysis

Friends of Friar's Grove Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Friar's Grove Schools reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,884 to £14k (+395%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 183%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Friends of Friar's Grove Schools sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section (£14k), Bardon Mill and Henshaw Village Hall and Community Projects Group (£14k) and The Yardley Hastings Memorial Hall (£14k).

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