The Friends of Cavendish School

Analysis

The Friends of Cavendish School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Cavendish School reported income of £19k and spending of £24k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,069 to £19k (+1638%), an average of +104% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 562%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Friends of Cavendish School sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shirland Village Hall Management Committee (£19k), 5th Solihull (Sharmans Cross) Scout Group (£19k) and Cramlington Community Tennis Programme (£19k).