Friends of Sir John Lawes

Analysis

Friends of Sir John Lawes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in October 1985, 41 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 2025, Friends of Sir John Lawes reported income of £16k and spending of £15k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,425 to £16k (+270%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 139% 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 Sir John Lawes 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 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barton Seagrave Primary School P.t.a. (£16k), West Hampstead Parent Staff Association (£16k) and Friends Of Writtle Schools (PTFA) (£16k).