Friends of Buckland School

Analysis

Friends of Buckland School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Faringdon. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Friends of Buckland School reported income of £13k and spending of £8,565, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £2,545 to £13k (+394%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 222%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Buckland School sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Gotherington School (£13k), Ffrindiau Ysgol Bro Caereinion Friends (£13k) and 5th/ 9th Chelmsford (St Andrew's & All Saints) Scout Group (£13k).