Effingham Schools Trust

Analysis

Effingham Schools Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorking. It was registered in December 2002, 24 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 04509623). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Effingham Schools Trust reported income of £25.5m and spending of £26.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14.6m to £25.5m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Effingham Schools 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 Worth School (£25.0m), Stonyhurst (£25.5m) and The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance (£24.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 379 people.