Greenpower Education Trust
Analysis
Greenpower Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Arundel. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06909767). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Greenpower Education Trust reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £948k to £1.4m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Greenpower Education Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King George's Field, Mile End (£1.4m), Berkshire Cricket Community Foundation (£1.4m) and Union of Kingston Students (£1.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84% and donations and legacies 16%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £97k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 16%
- Charitable activities 84%
In the charity's own words
The primary objective of Greenpower is to inspire young people to excel in science, technology, engineering andmathematics through a unique challenge: to design, build and race an electric car. To achieve this, thecharity develops car kits, parts and the technical regulations for the events it arranges; enabling participants to experience competing and problem solving in teams.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| King George's Field, Mile End | London | £1.4m |
| Berkshire Cricket Community Foundation | Berkshire | £1.4m |
| Union of Kingston Students | Kingston Upon Thames | £1.4m |
| Farnham Park Sports Fields | Buckinghamshire | £1.4m |