The Cambrian Education Trust

Analysis

The Cambrian Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cambrian Education Trust reported income of £4.3m and spending of £845k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £745k to £4.3m (+473%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 721%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Cambrian Education Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Magic (UK) Limited (£4.2m), Sherburn House Charity (£4.3m) and Adviza Partnership (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 26% of spending and raising funds 74%.