Combe Bank Educational Trust
Analysis
Combe Bank Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 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 01067557). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Combe Bank Educational Trust reported income of £59k and spending of £275k, spending 463% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £54k to £59k (+9.6%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 533% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Combe Bank Educational Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Satpat Ltd (£59k), Cylch Meithrin Bro Dysynni (£59k) and Arachim Limited (£59k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote and provide for the advancement of education and to fund or assist in the funding of education for children and young people in England.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Satpat Ltd | London | £59k |
| Cylch Meithrin Bro Dysynni | Tywyn | £59k |
| Arachim Limited | London | £59k |
| Friends of Highfield, Shortlands | Bromley | £59k |