Friends of the Gordon

Analysis

Friends of the Gordon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2021, 5 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 August 2025, Friends of the Gordon reported income of £19k and spending of £20k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2025, income grew from £17k to £19k (+10%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 the Gordon sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barton Le Clay Educational Trust (£19k), Central Gosforth Scout Group (£19k) and PM Trust (£19k).

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.