Friends of Peterhouse

Analysis

Friends of Peterhouse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Croydon. It was registered in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01466716). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Peterhouse reported income of £60k and spending of £120k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £122k to £60k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 146% 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 Peterhouse sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include "Head-On-In" Kids Club (£60k), Cylch Meithrin Hywel Dda (£61k) and See-Saw Pre-School at Wingham (£60k).

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.