The Selnec Educational Trust

Analysis

The Selnec Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Selnec Educational Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £87k, spending 796% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £34k to £11k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 515% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Selnec Educational Trust sits at the 16th percentile: it is larger than about 16% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of Mrs Mary Barfield (£11k), Charity of John Marler (£11k) and Leslie K Osmond Memorial Bungalows (£11k).

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.