Friends of Guildford County School

Analysis

Friends of Guildford County School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Guildford County School reported income of £11k and spending of £6,121, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £21k to £11k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Guildford County School sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradeley Community Centre Limited (£11k), Old Park Ward Old Age Pensioners Fund (£11k) and Newick Reading Room (£11k).