The Education Renaissance Trust

Analysis

The Education Renaissance Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Education Renaissance Trust reported income of £321k and spending of £167k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £272k to £321k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 234%. Over the whole period it spent 165% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Education Renaissance Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aspen Institute UK (£321k), The Abraham Initiatives (£321k) and Manup? (£320k).