Friends of Highworth

Analysis

Friends of Highworth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 1972, 54 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 July 2025, Friends of Highworth reported income of £15k and spending of £27k, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1,054 to £15k (+1289%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 910%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Highworth sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Riverside Primary School (Rainham) (£15k), The Elizabeth Margaret Susan Cotton Charitable Trust (£15k) and Cymdeithas Rhieni Ac Athrawon Ysgol Cerrigydrudion Parents and Teachers Association (£15k).