Blackfordby Old School Room

Analysis

Blackfordby Old School Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swadlincote. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Blackfordby Old School Room reported income of £47k and spending of £13k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to April 2025, income grew from £12k to £47k (+279%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 485%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blackfordby Old School Room sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olive Lantern Trust (£47k), The Incorporated Anglo-American Medical Assistance Fund (£47k) and Itambira Island Trust (£47k).