The Fred Venables Higher Education Trust
Analysis
The Fred Venables Higher Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ellesmere Port. It was registered in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Fred Venables Higher Education Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £5,044, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £11k to £10k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Fred Venables Higher Education Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of High Beech School (£10k), Joy Lane Primary School Parents, Teachers, Friends Association (£10k) and Selsdon Primary School and Nursery P.t.a. (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PROVIDING ANNUAL AWARDS TO YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT IN ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON, WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, TO ASSIST IN THE COST OF THEIR STUDYING SCIENCE OR OTHER PROGRAMMES OF STUDY IN HIGHER EDUCATION;
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of High Beech School | Loughton | £10k |
| Joy Lane Primary School Parents, Teachers, Friends Association | Whitstable | £10k |
| Selsdon Primary School and Nursery P.t.a. | Surrey | £10k |
| Friends of Didcot Girls' School | Didcot | £10k |