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The Friends of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 285583GloucesterChildren and youth development
Income£17k2025-09-30
Spending£22ksame year
Spent / received84%5-year average
Size in its cause58th pctChildren and youth development
Registered1982Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Friends of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in October 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Friends of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Association reported income of £17k and spending of £22k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1,050 to £17k (+1524%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 793%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Association sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhydypenau School Association (£17k), Feoffees Charity (£17k) and The Friends of Errington (£17k).

Income and spending

£0£8,385£17k£25k£34k2021 Income: £1,0502021 Spending: £4,68220212022 Income: £1,0502022 Spending: £4,68220222023 Income: £9,3762023 Spending: £5,65320232024 Income: £33,5402024 Spending: £15,04020242025 Income: £17,0552025 Spending: £22,2182025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Charity organises events & activities in order to raise funds to advance the education of the pupils of the school by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school (not normally provided by the local education authority). These activities include Christmas Fayres, Summer Events, School Disco's, Sales of Cakes and ice creams.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Rhydypenau School AssociationCardiff£17k
Feoffees CharityDursley£17k
The Friends of ErringtonRedcar£17k
Redz CharityCamberley£17k