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Friends of Grovelands School, Hailsham

RegisteredRegistered charity number 298520HailshamEducation and training
Income£23k2025-08-31
Spending£14ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause55th pctEducation and training
Registered1988Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Friends of Grovelands School, Hailsham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hailsham. It was registered in February 1988, 38 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 Grovelands School, Hailsham reported income of £23k and spending of £14k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,205 to £23k (+346%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 358%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Grovelands School, Hailsham sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holyport C of E School Association (£23k), Kendrick School Fund (£23k) and Sydenham High School Parent School Association (£23k).

Income and spending

£0£7,869£16k£24k£31k2021 Income: £5,2052021 Spending: £6,78920212022 Income: £23,8642022 Spending: £23,54220222023 Income: £31,4742023 Spending: £28,93820232024 Income: £22,2142024 Spending: £27,43920242025 Income: £23,1932025 Spending: £14,4482025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Raising funds to enhance the children's education at Grovelands CP School in Hailsham, East Sussex. Funds are raised through a variety of events during the year including a Christmas & Summer Fairs, School Discos, Raffles, Cinema Events, Race Nights.

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CharityLocationIncome
Holyport C of E School AssociationMaidenhead£23k
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Sydenham High School Parent School AssociationLondon£23k
Meadow Vale PTABracknell£23k