The David School Trust
Analysis
The David School Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huntingdon. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The David School Trust reported income of £49k and spending of £53k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £49k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The David School Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ebenezer Chinese Christian Church (£49k), Mercy Mission Welfare Society (£49k) and Oak Community Church (£49k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity has built and is maintaining a School at Mile 36, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone. Plans are being made to provide basic adult education for the community
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Chinese Christian Church | Liverpool | £49k |
| Mercy Mission Welfare Society | Warwickshire | £49k |
| Oak Community Church | Orpington | £49k |
| The St James's Trust Settlement | London | £49k |