FRIENDS OF GROVE SCHOOL

Registered charity 510561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOGS (FRIENDS OF GROVE SCHOOL), GROVE PTA, THE GROVE SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION

Friends of Grove School Owns, manages and runs The Birks which is an outdoor field centre located in The Duddon Valley, Cumbria.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £10,264 for the year ended 31 August 2025, an increase from the previous year's surplus of £3,839. Free reserves, represented by the capital account balance, increased to £29,959 from £19,699 in the prior period. The filing confirms that the accounts give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Corney
Alex Blank
Christopher Ingham
Craig Gilmour
Dr Alexandra Consterdine
JENNY HARRISON
Jordan Machin
Lisa Savill

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£46k	£29k
31/08/2024	£27k	£23k
31/08/2023	£20k	£33k
31/08/2022	£25k	£29k
31/08/2021	£32k	£17k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF GROVE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £10,264 for the year ended 31 August 2025, an increase from the previous year's surplus of £3,839. Free reserves, represented by the capital account balance, increased to £29,959 from £19,699 in the prior period. The filing confirms that the accounts give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/04/2014	£10k	New Kitchen, Equipment and installation at the Birks
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/03/2012	£10k	The Birks improvement to the water supply and communual living space