Friends of Lifton School

Analysis

Friends of Lifton School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Friends of Lifton School reported income of £14k and spending of £11k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £8,480 to £14k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Lifton School sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Apprenticing Charity of George Storer (£14k), Holland Park Primary School PTA (£14k) and The Granton Association (£14k).