Friends of Elsenham School

Analysis

Friends of Elsenham School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. It was registered in February 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Friends of Elsenham School reported income of £17k and spending of £7,531, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £11k to £17k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 42% 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 Elsenham School sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% 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 The Outlook Training Organisation (£17k), Wade House Youth and Community Centre (£17k) and Leicester Forest East Community Library (£17k).