The a S Neill Summerhill Trust

Analysis

The a S Neill Summerhill Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leiston. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The a S Neill Summerhill Trust reported income of £64k and spending of £18k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £37k to £64k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 497%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The a S Neill Summerhill Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Willoughby Pre School Playgroup (£64k), Hickling Pre School (£64k) and Rainbow Pre-School (Blackwell Parish) (£64k).