Friends of Lympne School

Analysis

Friends of Lympne School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hythe. It was registered in June 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Lympne School reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2025, income fell from £22k to £11k (-50%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Lympne School sits at the 39th 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 Golcar C E Home and School Association (£11k), Queen's Park School Association (£11k) and Five Spires Academy PTFA (£11k).