FRIENDS OF SIR CHARLES PARSONS SCHOOL

Registered charity 1165658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOSCP

'The Friends of Sir Charles Parsons School' are a registered charity who support the work of Sir Charles Parsons School by fundraising for specialist equipment and resources. Sir Charles Parsons School is a school for your people who have a range of additional needs including severe learning disabilities, complex learning disabilities and profound and multiple learning disabilities

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:1) DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2) ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£72k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,220.22 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding income. Despite this, the trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient cash funds of £47,068 to continue as a going concern with minimal risk of disruption.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £6000 (held: £47k)
“the Trustees have agreed to keep reserves of £6000 for the coming year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£72k£14k
31/12/2024£107k£108k
31/12/2023£29k£16k
31/12/2022£13k£14k
31/12/2021£10k£4k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF SIR CHARLES PARSONS SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,220.22 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding income. Despite this, the trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient cash funds of £47,068 to continue as a going concern with minimal risk of disruption. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2025£12kImproving life opportunities through use of an immersive room
Community Foundation North East28/03/2018£4kSir Charles Parsons Special School Bike Fleet Maintenance Mechanic Training

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF SIR CHARLES PARSONS SCHOOL£72k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL FY2025£789k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF DELAMERE SCHOOL FY2025£13k——unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF ST STEPHEN'S SCHOOL (SHEPHERDS BUSH) FY2025£216k—0unclear—no doubt
PARAYHOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£2.0m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.