The Valle Academy Trust

Analysis

The Valle Academy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Waltham Cross. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04504519). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Valle Academy Trust reported income of £324k and spending of £307k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £161k to £324k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Valle Academy Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton Fringe Ltd (£324k), The du Boisson Dance Foundation (£325k) and Chisenhale Art Place Limited (£324k).