Friends of the Ongar Academy

Analysis

Friends of the Ongar Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 2016, 10 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Friends of the Ongar Academy reported income of £14k and spending of £17k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £2,706 to £14k (+410%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 249%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 the Ongar Academy sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manorfield School Parents Teachers and Friends Association (£14k), 2nd Hale Scout Group (£14k) and The Petersfield School Appeal Trust (£14k).