Confederation of School Trusts

Analysis

Confederation of School Trusts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2005, 21 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 05303883). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Confederation of School Trusts reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £3.7m (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Confederation of School Trusts sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Appris Charity Limited (£3.7m), The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (£3.7m) and Staines Preparatory School Trust (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 75% and charitable activities 25%. Charitable activities took 38% of spending and raising funds 62%. Reserves of £298k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.