The Friends of Castlebar

Analysis

The Friends of Castlebar is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ealing. It was registered in February 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Friends of Castlebar reported income of £11k and spending of £5,880, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £5,353 to £11k (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 493%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Friends of Castlebar sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% 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 The Bewdley Old Grammar School Foundation (£11k), Salesian College PTA (£11k) and Friends of St Peter's C. of E. Infant and Nursery School (£11k).