Derby High School Trust

Analysis

Derby High School Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02666998). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Derby High School Trust reported income of £10.2m and spending of £9.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6.3m to £10.2m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Derby High School Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Council of Milton Abbey School Ltd (£10.2m), The Farnborough Hill Trust (£10.2m) and Marlborough House Vinehall School Limited (£10.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £10.6m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 126 people.