The Vocational Learning Trust

Analysis

The Vocational Learning Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Aycliffe. It was registered in February 2006, 20 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 05513035). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Vocational Learning Trust reported income of £118k and spending of £90k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £113k to £118k (+3.9%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Vocational Learning Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happier Lives Institute (£118k), Girlguiding Cambridgeshire West (£118k) and Barkway Preschool (£118k).