United Church Schools Trust

Analysis

United Church Schools Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in January 1993, 33 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 02780748). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, United Church Schools Trust reported income of £185.2m and spending of £174.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £122.0m to £185.2m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, United Church Schools Trust 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 City and Guilds of London Institute (£174.8m), University of South Wales/Prifysgol de Cymru (£224.9m) and Bangor University (£160.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.5% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £55.8m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2,581 people.