Trinity College London

Analysis

Trinity College London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 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 02683033). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Trinity College London reported income of £53.1m and spending of £51.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33.9m to £53.1m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Trinity College London sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The King's School of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury (£52.8m), National Centre for Social Research (£53.2m) and The Pirbright Institute (£52.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £15.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 420 people.