# Friends of Slip End Lower School

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1027097 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1027097)
- Website: https://www.slipend.beds.sch.uk/index_files/fosels.htm
- Latest income: £23.4k; spending £11.3k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Central Bedfordshire
- Other names: Slip End Lower School Parent Teachers Association (previous); Slip Lower School Parent Teachers Association (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-slip-end-lower-school

Christmas and Summer Fayres held to raise monies to subsidize school trips for the children, for purchase items for the classroom and pay for the sportscoach at the school.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2025 | £23.4k | £11.3k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £8,270 | £19.3k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £13.6k | £19.4k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £16.2k | £5,771 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £5,916 | £6,515 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups

## What it funds

Friends of Slip End Lower School is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Friends of Slip End Lower School reported income of £23.4k and spending of £11.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jul 2025, it spent £62.3k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Central Bedfordshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Slip End Lower School in its sources (last checked 6 Nov 2026). Its website (slipend.beds.sch.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Friends of Slip End Lower School open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Friends of Slip End Lower School is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Friends of Slip End Lower School fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Central Bedfordshire.

### Does Friends of Slip End Lower School give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Friends of Slip End Lower School makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Friends of Slip End Lower School give each year?

The register does not break out Friends of Slip End Lower School's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jul 2025 was £11.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12.5k a year.

### How large is Friends of Slip End Lower School?

In its latest reported year Friends of Slip End Lower School reported income of £23.4k and spending of £11.3k.


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