University of California Trust

Analysis

University of California Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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 03688493). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, University of California Trust reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £713k to £1.7m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, University of California 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 Central Foundation Schools of London (£1.7m), The American School in London Foundation (UK) Limited (£1.7m) and Yeshivah L'zeirim (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57% and charitable activities 43%. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £982k. Reserves of £49k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.