South West Grid for Learning Trust

Analysis

South West Grid for Learning Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in July 2007, 19 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 05589479). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South West Grid for Learning Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £4.3m to £2.3m (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, South West Grid for Learning Trust 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paris Dauphine International (£2.3m), Coram Family Lives (£2.3m) and Petans Limited (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 3.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.