The Long Leys Education Trust
Analysis
The Long Leys Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Riding. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Long Leys Education Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.7m, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £1.9m (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Long Leys Education Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Independent Schools Association (£1.9m), The Knowl Hill Foundation (£1.9m) and Maharishi School Trust Limited (£1.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 99%. Charitable activities took 30% of spending and raising funds 69%.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 0.5%
- Trading 99%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of the education of children and young people from the ages of five to eighteen. The Trustees shall stand possessed of Trust Property upon trust to apply the same and the income thereof in furtherance of the trust purposes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Independent Schools Association | Saffron Walden | £1.9m |
| The Knowl Hill Foundation | Woking | £1.9m |
| Maharishi School Trust Limited | Ormskirk | £1.9m |
| Cambridge Muslim College | Cambridge | £1.9m |