The Derek Shuttleworth Educational Trust

Analysis

The Derek Shuttleworth Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harlow. It was registered in November 2003, 23 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 04937288). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Derek Shuttleworth Educational Trust reported income of £126k and spending of £42k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £27k to £126k (+371%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Derek Shuttleworth Educational Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paradigm Project (£126k), Gislingham Playgroup (£126k) and Winsley Acorns Pre-School (£126k).