Friends of Harpenden Academy

Analysis

Friends of Harpenden Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Harpenden Academy reported income of £28k and spending of £24k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £15k to £28k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 241%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Harpenden Academy sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preston Community Library (£28k), The Church School Baildon PTFA (£28k) and Horfield Church of England School Association (£28k).