Friends of Haywards School

Analysis

Friends of Haywards School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crediton. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Haywards School reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10k to £12k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 113%. 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 Haywards School sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% 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 The Brockley Community Council Village Hall Charity (£12k), Memorial Institute, Sandiacre (£12k) and The Liverpool Community Choir (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.