Aptitude Trust

Analysis

Aptitude Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Monmouth. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Aptitude Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £1, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £3,421 to £19k (+455%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 4741%. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Aptitude Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cartmel Priory Church of England School Foundation Trust (£19k), Friends of Powell Corderoy School (£19k) and Oxbridge Foundation (£19k).