Friends of Mead Road School

Analysis

Friends of Mead Road School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chislehurst. It was registered in April 2019, 7 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 December 2025, Friends of Mead Road School reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,290 to £11k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Mead Road School sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 146th Sheffield (Old Norton) Scout Group (£11k), Holt Farm Junior School Fundays Team (£11k) and Birchwood Primary School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (£11k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.