St Laurence Education Trust

Analysis

St Laurence Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03415320). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Laurence Education Trust reported income of £22.4m and spending of £17.3m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14.6m to £22.4m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Laurence Education 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 Ampleforth Abbey (£22.2m), Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance (£22.6m) and St Mary's School Ascot (£22.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 26%, trading 2.8% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £39k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 236 people.