Friends of Wavell

Analysis

Friends of Wavell is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnborough. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Friends of Wavell reported income of £12k and spending of £8,418, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £10k to £12k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Wavell sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lavender Parent-Teacher and Friends Association (£12k), Friends of Rickling School (£12k) and Sherrier Parent Teacher Association (£12k).