Friends of Birchfield School (Fobs)

Analysis

Friends of Birchfield School (Fobs) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yeovil. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Birchfield School (Fobs) reported income of £13k and spending of £7,380, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £500 to £13k (+2411%), an average of +124% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 399%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Birchfield School (Fobs) sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Micheldene Wi (£13k), Leg Ulcer Forum (£13k) and Hennock Community Primary School PTFA (£13k).