The Friends of St Catherine's

Analysis

The Friends of St Catherine's is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Twickenham. It was registered in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Friends of St Catherine's reported income of £56k and spending of £77k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £29k to £56k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Friends of St Catherine's sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Matthew First School Parent Teachers Association (£56k), Evendons Primary School Parent & Teachers Association (£56k) and Thornhill School Association (£56k).