Friends of Pennington School

Analysis

Friends of Pennington School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ulverston. It was registered in April 2022, 4 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 January 2025, Friends of Pennington School reported income of £118k and spending of £84k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from January 2023 to January 2025, income grew from £75k to £118k (+57%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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 Pennington School sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Joseph's Playgroup, Hertford (£118k), Bangor on Dee Childcare (£118k) and Carlton Pre School Playgroup (Nottingham) (£117k).