The Talent Foundry Trust

Analysis

The Talent Foundry Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2010, 16 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 06852919). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Talent Foundry Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £664k to £2.0m (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Talent Foundry 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 Prison Reform Trust (£2.0m), Northleigh House School Ltd (£2.0m) and The Howe Green Educational Trust Limited (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57%, charitable activities 42% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £606k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.