Friends of Chesswood School

Analysis

Friends of Chesswood School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in December 2013, 13 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 August 2023, Friends of Chesswood School reported income of £31k and spending of £18k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2023, income grew from £22k to £31k (+46%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Chesswood School sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Diggle School (£31k), George Tomlinson Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (£31k) and The Dragonfly Schools Foundation (£31k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.