Friends of Ightham School

Analysis

Friends of Ightham School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Friends of Ightham School reported income of £10k and spending of £10k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income fell from £45k to £10k (-77%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 493%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Ightham 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 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwell and District Young Farmers' Club (£10k), Merrow C of E Infants School Parent Teacher Association (£10k) and Friends of Barnsole (£10k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.