Preston North End Community and Education Trust

Analysis

Preston North End Community and Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06627591). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Preston North End Community and Education Trust reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.8m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Preston North End Community and Education Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Age Concern (Herne Bay) (£1.8m), Lighthouse Futures Trust (£1.8m) and Chance for Childhood (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £894k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.