New Hall School Trust

Analysis

New Hall School Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00547420). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, New Hall School Trust reported income of £31.3m and spending of £30.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £23.7m to £31.3m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, New Hall School 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 Taunton School Educational Charity (£30.5m), United Bible Societies Association (£35.0m) and The Kingdom Hall Trust (£30.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. It employed 318 people.