Friends of Southborough

Analysis

Friends of Southborough is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in October 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of Southborough reported income of £34k and spending of £31k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2,572 to £34k (+1229%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 1059%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Southborough sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Chipping Sodbury Scout Group (£34k), Jubilee School PTA (£34k) and Polish School Amersham (£34k).