Friends of Thurnham

Analysis

Friends of Thurnham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in August 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, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Friends of Thurnham reported income of £18k and spending of £20k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £15k to £18k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Thurnham sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Supporting African Maths Initiatives (£18k), The Mike Collingwood Memorial Fund (£18k) and Friends of Downsway (£18k).