Friends of Preston School
Analysis
Friends of Preston School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Preston School reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,868 to £11k (+483%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 278%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Preston 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 Kendal Millennium Playing Fields (£11k), Reading and Recreation Rooms (£11k) and Tall Ships (Wales) Trust (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The raising of funds through organised events such as Fete's and School Disco's, the funds raised provide facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kendal Millennium Playing Fields | Kendal | £11k |
| Reading and Recreation Rooms | Southampton | £11k |
| Tall Ships (Wales) Trust | Dyfed | £11k |
| Sywell Open Water Swimming | Kettering | £11k |