Friends of Grove School

Analysis

Friends of Grove School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in October 1980, 46 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 Grove School reported income of £46k and spending of £29k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £32k to £46k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Grove School sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joseph Cowen Lifelong Learning Centre CIO (£46k), The Royal Kent School and Ladybird Nursery Parent Teacher Association (£46k) and 29th Odiham District (Pondtail) Scout Group (£46k).