Friends of Lanchester

Analysis

Friends of Lanchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Friends of Lanchester reported income of £22k and spending of £23k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,056 to £22k (+994%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 391%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Lanchester sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Hillcrest Primary School (£22k), The John Brookes-Denmans Foundation (£22k) and Westcliff High School for Boys Parents Association (£22k).