Friends of Herbert Thompson

Analysis

Friends of Herbert Thompson is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Herbert Thompson reported income of £34k and spending of £48k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,000 to £34k (+320%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Herbert Thompson sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Du Alumni Association UK (£34k), St Thomas's Parochial School Association (£34k) and Gorsey Bank School Parent Teachers Association (£34k).